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nobility

Official privileged social class

Entitysocial class estate of the realmQ134737

Also known as second estate of the realm

Instance of: social class
, estate of the realm
Subclass of: social group

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Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions, and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically hereditary and patrilineal.

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Members / parts: noble
noble women
Different from: Szlachta criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
commoner
clergy
Third Estate
Partially coincident with: aristocracy

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57 identifiers linking nobility across the web's reference databases

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