2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. Dryden.
NOBLEWOMAN
No"ble*wom`an, n.; pl. Noblewomen (.
Defn: A female of noble rank; a peeress.
NOBLEY
No"bley, n. Etym: [OF. nobleie.]
1. The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOBLY
No"bly, adv.
1. Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.
2. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.
3. Splendidly; magnificently.