the nobility

noun

: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries

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Jousting became popular among the nobility in Western Europe from the 11th through 17th centuries, said Hemphill. —

Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024 Still, every war produces casualties, and for all of the nobility of Lila’s cause, Alfonso ended up taking the fall. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024 Palimpsest By Gore Vidal This Child Will Be Great, by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf In defeat, Ignatieff came to appreciate the nobility of politics. —

Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024 Alice is a Black woman carrying the weight of their new life and trying not to lose herself in the quest to fit in with the rest of the nobility. —

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