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noblesse
no·blesse [ nō bléss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. noble rank: aristocratic social position or rank
2. aristocrats: the members of an aristocracy, especially the French aristocracy
[13th century. < French, "nobility" < noble (see noble)]
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