nobilissimus

N1O1B3I1L1I1S1S1I1M3U1S1

noun

A senior title of nobility conferred on members of the Roman and Byzantine imperial families.

OriginLatin nōbilissimus →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnobilissimus (plural nobilissimi)

plural nobilissimi

  1. A senior title of nobility conferred on members of the Roman and Byzantine imperial families.

    Changing my manner somewhat, I began with gentle censure of the Nobilissimus.

    1979. Michael Psellus. Fourteen Byzantine Rulers..., p. 146

Origin

  1. Latinnōbilissimus
  2. Englishnobilissimus

Borrowed from Latin nōbilissimus, superlative of nōbilis (“noble”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

nobilissimus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobilissimus

MLA

“nobilissimus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobilissimus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nobilissimus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobilissimus.

Source: nobilissimus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.