nobilitie

English

Noun

nobilitie (countable and uncountable, plural nobilities)

Obsolete spelling of nobility.
- 1585, The Historie of Scotland, Conteining the Beginning, Increase, Proceedings, Continuance, Acts and Gouernement of the Scotish Nation, from the Originall Thereof vnto the Yeere 1571, Gathered and Written in English by Raphaell Hollinshead: and Continued from 1571, to 1585, by Others: […], page 284, column 1:
  Againe, there is another familie of Scots, commonlie called the Scoties in Iſubꝛia, whereof Bernard Scotia and Hoꝛace his bꝛother (the one a ſenatoꝛ of Mantua, and the other a pꝛelat) are both famous, as well foꝛ their vertue, as nobilitie: alſo Francis Scotia, loꝛd of Pine and Mondone, and other nobles of the marqueſdome of Saluce, are deſcended from the Scots, […]
- 1590, John Stow, A Svmmarie of the Chronicles of England, from the Firſt arriuing of Brute in this Iſland, vnto this preſent yeere of Chriſt, 1590‎^[1]:
  […] what inconragement of nobilitie to noble […]
- 1631, John Weever, Antient fvnerall monvments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent,: with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and bvriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations ...‎^[2], London: Thomas Harper, page 569:
- 1866, Alexander M'neel-Caird, Mary Stuart:
  Yf she be hable to make any power at home, she shall be withborne and herself keapt from all other comfort than her own nobilitie.