[ˈnəʊbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy
(e.g: the medieval palace was once owned by a noble Florentine family)

- having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles
(e.g: the promotion of human rights was a noble aspiration)


Phrases:
- the noble art

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by know

[ˈnəʊbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth
(e.g: the greater a noble's military power, the more land he could control)

- a former English gold coin first issued in 1351


Phrases:
- the noble art

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by know