(n.) The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.
(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.) Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.
Example Sentences:
(1) The rather small amount of semen the man ejaculates suggests he is a frequent masturbator.” To my surprise, I sense there is some nobility in Gerald’s enterprise and I recall a book written by a professor who is not quite so brilliant as me, in which Victorian sexual activity was explored through the prism of voyeurism.
(2) He is at least as tribal, jingoistic, and provincial as those he condemns for those human failings, as he constantly hails the nobility of his side while demeaning those Others.
(3) It displayed, however, nobility to inhibit alpha-chymotrypsin, pepsin, papain and subtilisin BPN'.
(4) Already in 1215 itself the Charter had been translated from Latin into French, the vernacular language of the nobility.
(5) Weah embraces the familiar imagery of African nobility - the lion - and walks with a clear sense of self-worth through the smoking, potholed streets of Monrovia.
(6) Alloys are classified on the basis of 1) normal-fusing (non-porcelain bonding); and 2) high-fusing (porcelain bonding) and on nobility within these two groups.
(7) The Vatican talked of "this insult to the nobility of the hearth", and Ed Sullivan on his TV show said, "You can only trust that youngsters will not be persuaded that the sanctity of marriage has been invalidated by the appalling example of Mrs Taylor-Fisher and married man Burton."
(8) That's why, this year, it seems like a mistake to ignore the fact that the Olympics are not just a soaring tribute to the nobility of the human spirit; they are a multibillion-dollar business that thrives on a complex international system of trade for everything from merchandising to naming rights to brand partnerships.
(9) It may be clever politics to try to preserve what is left of your faux progressive credentials by picking a fight about gay marriage , but the nobility of that cause shouldn't distract from what a pup Britain has been sold.
(10) Its significance, however, lies not in the number of casualties but in the nobility of its aspirations and the power of its legacy.
(11) Dear Heather I’d love to count you as a supporter of the nobility of the European project but your opening salvo is in part straight Ukip – a bit late to backtrack now!
(12) I have never felt comfortable with over-lofty claims for the nobility or honour of our trade.
(13) There was, apparently, a storyline about movement and creation and nobility in the Amazon but Lord knows why anyone ever bothers with storylines in such things, considering (a) they are utterly incomprehensible and (b) the only reasons people really watch is to coo at the cute children (of which there were plenty) and watch people on stilts fall over (of which there were none.)
(14) The results are combined with prior findings on other commercial alloys to demonstrate the interaction of nobility and microstructure.
(15) Like its famous sister, Choquequirao seems to have been a kind of royal estate for Inca nobility, built a generation or two before the Spanish arrived.
(16) The results indicate the combinations of nobility, microstructure, and environment most likely to avoid corrosion difficulties.
(17) Every class of society was represented, from the Scottish nobility to the typesetters who worked alongside Snare in Reading and remembered his life-or-death passion for the portrait.
(18) DNA molecules with stable cruciform structures were generated by heteroduplexing this DNA fragment with mutants altered within the palindromic sequence (C. Nobile and R. G. Martin, Int.
(19) Our actions, now, will most certainly define the nobility of our lives and our legacy.
(20) Drama in Bahama: Muhammad Ali v Trevor Berbick - in pictures Read more And Ali was resigned to his fate, which gave him an endearing nobility.
Royalty
Definition:
(n.) The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
(n.) The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
(n.) An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
(n.) Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
(n.) Domain; province; sphere.
(n.) That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
(n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
(n.) Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.
Example Sentences:
(1) A slew of figures from showbusiness, royalty and sport have also been linked with offshore companies in the documents.
(2) The commonwealth and state government gets royalties, but it’s not being shared with the Indigenous communities,” he said.
(3) He claimed payroll tax and coal royalties – which go to state coffers – would deliver a profit on the rail investment after three years.
(4) There is a risk of stranded assets, job losses and royalty shortfalls.
(5) You looked pretty overwhelmed when you went up to accept the award... Oh, maybe it's something about America not having royalty.
(6) Chipmaker ARM is the biggest faller in London, as analysts fret about a slowdown in royalty revenues.
(7) Streaming music service Spotify has now paid out more than $500m (£311m) in royalties to rightsholders since its launch in 2008, according to chief executive Daniel Ek.
(8) Worse still, she was threatened with violence by neighbours who thought the film portrayed them in an unflattering light; she also faced prosecution for claiming benefit without disclosing her royalties.
(9) "I certainly have seen the benefits that can come from [oil] royalties.
(10) But the Kumamoto governor was a fan, and cannily waived licensing fees for Kumamon, encouraging manufacturers to use him royalty-free.
(11) These men were described in the document as Epstein’s “adult male peers, including royalty”.
(12) The company has already paid out in excess of $500m in royalties, a sum that makes up 70% of the company's revenue.
(13) It was backed by the Newman government, which said it would create 10,000 jobs and contribute $22m in royalties to the state’s annual revenue.
(14) In a singularly painless contest the money would either be paid to the band as a royalty, which would take that money out of the system and put it into things like houses and groceries and college educations.
(15) "Clearly Arm's licensing and royalty momentum seems set to continue in coming quarters as well, not withstanding the broader weakness in the overall semiconductor industry," said analyst Janardan Menon at broker Liberum.
(16) The singer's royalties and fees will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, to which Fred Perry will also make a seasonal donation.
(17) Collier reiterated that royalties would not fill the gap left by federal money, but said Redman’s offer of using the development fund was a “positive commitment” that could be used to support those communities determined to be “sustainable”.
(18) That’s also 100 million times that an artist, songwriter, music label – or anyone else involved in the chain of creating and distributing music – was likely denied the opportunity to earn any royalties, revenues or sales.
(19) Photograph: Dean Sewell The PAC report states the expansion would safeguard 1,187 jobs over the next 14 years, provide $567m in royalties and there would be “substantial adverse economic impacts” to the towns of Singleton and Cessnock if the project doesn’t go ahead.
(20) "I'm still getting royalties as if it were full price … so I'm a really happy bunny," said James.