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  • 61Nobility — No*bil i*ty, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit[ e]. See {Noble}.] 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. [1913 Webster] Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62patriciate — noun Date: circa 1656 1. the position or dignity of a patrician 2. a patrician class …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 63Paterson — This distinguished surname, with several entries in the Dictionary of National Biography , and having no less than ten Coats of Arms, is one of the most popular of Scottish surnames, and is a patronymic form of the male given name Pat(t) or Pate …

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  • 64Patterson — This distinguished surname, with several entries in the Dictionary of National Biography , and having no less than ten Coats of Arms, is one of the most popular of Scottish surnames, and is a patronymic form of the male given name Pat(t) or Pate …

    Surnames reference

  • 65Pattingson — This distinguished surname, with several entries in the Dictionary of National Biography , and having no less than ten Coats of Arms, is one of the most popular of Scottish surnames, and is a patronymic form of the male given name Pat(t) or Pate …

    Surnames reference

  • 66Pattinson — This distinguished surname, with several entries in the Dictionary of National Biography , and having no less than ten Coats of Arms, is one of the most popular of Scottish surnames, and is a patronymic form of the male given name Pat(t) or Pate …

    Surnames reference

  • 67Pattison — This distinguished surname, with several entries in the Dictionary of National Biography , and having no less than ten Coats of Arms, is one of the most popular of Scottish surnames, and is a patronymic form of the male given name Pat(t) or Pate …

    Surnames reference

  • 68Pattisson — This distinguished surname, with several entries in the Dictionary of National Biography , and having no less than ten Coats of Arms, is one of the most popular of Scottish surnames, and is a patronymic form of the male given name Pat(t) or Pate …

    Surnames reference

  • 69nobility — n. 1. Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, eminence, moral excellence. 2. Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank. 3. Aristocracy, peerage, patrician class, noblesse …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 70patriciate — /pəˈtrɪʃiət/ (say puh trisheeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) noun 1. the patrician class. 2. patrician rank. {patrici(an) + ate3} …