"nubility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nubilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} nubility (usually uncountable, plural nubilities)
  1. The property or state of being nubile Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Marriage Synonyms: marriageable Related terms: nubile Translations (property or state of being nubile): Ehefähigkeit [feminine] (German), Ehemündigkeit [feminine] (German), Heiratsfähigkeit [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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