Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F. noblesse. See Noble.]

1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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noblesse

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Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F. noblesse. See Noble.]

1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.

2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)