nobility

in Vietnamese giai cấp quý tộc, tầng lớp quý phái

BrE /nəˈbɪləti/ AmE /nəˈbɪləti/

noun en → vi

1 SOCIAL CLASS [singular] B2

giai cấp quý tộc, tầng lớp quý phái

the highest social class in a country, especially before the modern era; people who have titles and are born into noble families

  • the nobility of a country

Collocations nobility and royalty · ancient nobility

  • The nobility had great power in medieval times.

    Giai cấp quý tộc đã có quyền lực lớn trong thời kỳ trung cổ.

2 HONOR [singular] C1

đạo đức cao cả, phẩm giá

the quality of being noble and having high moral standards; the state or condition of being respected for one's character, actions, or achievements

  • a person's nobility

Collocations nobility of character · noble qualities

  • She showed great nobility in her actions.

    Cô ấy đã thể hiện phẩm giá cao cả trong hành động của mình.