"nobley" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: Old French nobleie. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|nobleie}} Old French nobleie Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} nobley
  1. The body of nobles; the nobility.
    Sense id: en-nobley-enm-noun-KZIBevTu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 75 17 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 11 4
  2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity.
    Sense id: en-nobley-enm-noun-gwlNOtQh
  3. Splendor, grandeur, luxury.
    Sense id: en-nobley-enm-noun-rA3JvPWm
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          "english": "your princes err, just as your nobility does",
          "ref": "1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Nonne”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 171, verso, line 449:",
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          "english": "That you, of your benignity, for so long\n have held me here in honour and nobility—\n me, who was never worthy to be treated so—\n I thank god and you for, and I pray to him\n to repay you. There is no more to say.",
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