Etymology

noblesse

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Today it means: The quality of being noble; nobleness. Full definition →

Middle English noblesse ← Anglo-Norman noblesse ← Old French noblace
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  1. Old French · derived fromnoblace
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromnoblesse
  3. Middle English · inherited fromnoblesse
  4. English todaynoblesse

From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).

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