a. [ F. nobiliare. See Noble. ] Of or pertaining to the nobility. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A history of noble families. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. nobilis noble + -fy. ] To make noble; to nobiliate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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v. t. [ L. nobilitatus, p. p. of nobilitare. ] To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. nobilitation. ] The act of making noble. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilité. See Noble. ]
Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
They thought it great their sovereign to control,
And named their pride nobility of soul. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]