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nobiliary
CIDE DICTIONARY
nobiliary, a. [F. nobiliare. See Noble.].
Of or pertaining to the nobility. Fitzed. Hall. [1913 Webster]
nobiliary, n.
A history of noble families. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nobiliary, adj. of the nobility.
Idiom
nobiliary particle a preposition forming part of a title of nobility (e.g. French de, German von).
Etymology
F nobiliaire (as NOBLE)
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