Dictionary Entry

nobles

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈnəʊbl̩z/Used In Literature ↓

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

In a Sentence

“This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. noblesnobles greatnobles youngnobles manynobles englishnobles french

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Poetry examples for “nobles”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Be struck with bright brocade, or Tyrian dye,
Our birthday nobles' splendid livery.
If not so pleased, at council-board rejoice,

But perfect shadows in a sunshine day ?
My nobles rule; I bear the name of king ;

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My gentle lord, bespeak these nobles fair,

In the year of the great crime,
When the false English Nobles and their Jew,
By God demented, slew

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The mob of peasants, nobles, priests, and kings.

But why should we to Nobles jouk,
And is’t against the law, that?

A feeble government, eluded laws,
A factious populace, luxurious nobles,
And all the maladies of sinking states.

And aye he harped, and aye he carped,
Till a' the nobles were fast asleep;
Then quickly he took aff his shoon,

When first to court these nobles came,
One night, a gaining, fell to words;

The first was thine, unhappy James!
Then all thy nobles came:—
Crawford, Glencairn, Montrose, Argyle,