nobles
SayNOH-buhlzUS/ˈnoʊbl̩z/UK/ˈnəʊbl̩z/
- 1Plural of noble.
The young queen relied on a handful of trusted nobles for advice.
During the revolt, several nobles fled the country with their fortunes.
Note
A regular plural that does double duty. Most often it means aristocrats, as in a council of nobles, but the same form also counts coins. The noble was a gold piece struck in England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d, so a medieval sum might be reckoned in nobles. Context tells the two apart, and the adjective never takes this ending.
nobles is a form of noble
noble, noun: A member of the hereditary aristocracy; a person of aristocratic birth. Full entry
- Forms
- noblenobles plural
- Spelling
- noble → nobles: add -s
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