adj.
(nobler, noblest)
- belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.
- having fine personal qualities or high moral principles.
- imposing; magnificent.
n.
- (especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth.
- historical a former English gold coin.
Phrase
- the noble art
(or science)
(of self-defence)
chiefly archaic boxing.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’.