( n. )
The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.
( n. )
The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012