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Ennoblement meaning
The state of being noble | The act of ennobling or something which ennobles
Example sentences (7)
Upon ennoblement, becoming the Duchess of Sussex, she became a British noblewoman, with allegiance to the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
Although Jewish religion wasn't usually a pretext to block or deprive of noble status, some laws favoured religious conversion from Judaism to Christianity (see: Neophyte) by rewarding it with ennoblement.
Any individual could attain ennoblement ( nobilitacja main) for special services to the state.
In the Netherlands only 10 knightly families are still extant, a number which steadily decreases because in that country ennoblement or incorporation into the nobility is not possible anymore.
Linnaeus inscribed this personal motto in books that were gifted to him by friends. citation After his ennoblement, Linnaeus continued teaching and writing.
Some peers, particularly life peers who were well known before their ennoblement, do not use their peerage titles.
They would also share arms with families adopted into the clan (these would often have their arms officially altered upon ennoblement).