the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.

(in Britain) the peerage.

the state or quality of being noble.

nobleness of mind, character, or spirit; exalted moral excellence.

grandeur or magnificence.

noble birth or rank.

noun

dignity , elevation , elite , ennoblement , exaltation , excellence , generosity , gentry , glorification , grandeur , greatness , high society , honor , illustriousness , incorruptibility , integrity , loftiness , magnanimity , magnificence , majesty , nobleness , patricians , peerage , royalty , ruling class , society , stateliness , sublimity , superiority , upper class , uprightness , virtue , worthiness , aristocracy , blue blood , crme de la crme , flower , gentility , patriciate , quality , who\'s who , birth , blood , noblesse , eminence , exaltedness , high-mindedness , patrician class , prestige