petite noblesse

French - English

Definition of petite noblesse in French English dictionary: {n} gentry; In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry; Birth; condition; rank by birth; {n} persons of a state above the vulgar; People of education and good breeding; {i} people of good birth and breeding; aristocracy; People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry; the most powerful members of a society; Courtesy; civility; complaisance; The gentry are people of high social status or high birth. Most of the country estates were built by the landed gentry during the late 19th century. people who belong to a high social class (genterise, gentelise, from gentil; GENTLE)
dame de la petite noblesse: {n} gentlewoman
personnes de la petite noblesse: {n} gentlefolk

petite noblesse

Hyphenation

pe·tite no·blesse

pıtit nōbles

/pəˈtēt nōˈbles/ /pəˈtiːt noʊˈblɛs/

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