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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Contents (4 entries · 8 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (2)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• noble (adj.):
    1. I. Of high birth or eminence:
      1. 1. nōbĭlis, e: of n. family, nobili genere natus, Cic. Verr. 5, 70, 180: men of n. rank in their own country, homines inter suos nobiles, id. Fl. 22, 52.
      2. 2. gĕnĕrōsus (of good family): no one is of n.r blood than thou, nemo generosior est te, Hor. S. 1, 6, 2: a lady of the n.st family, femina generosissima, Suet. Tib. 49: n. stock, g. stirps, Cic. Br. 58, extr. Join: generosa et nobilis [virgo], id. Par. 3, 1, 20. Phr.: of n. birth, claris natalibus, Tac. H. 2, 86.
    2. II. Of lofty, generous spirit:
      1. 1. gĕnĕrōsus: a n. kind of virtue, g. quaedam virtus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 6, 16: a man of most n. simplicity, vir simplicitatis generosissimae, Vell. 2, 125, extr.: Quint.
      2. 2. ēlātus, excelsus: v. elevated (II.); lofty (II.).
      3. 3. lībĕrālis, e (free, open-handed): v. liberal.
      4. 4. praeclārus (gen. term, denoting high praise): a most n. deed, praeclarissimum facinus, Nep. Tim. 1: Cic. (N.B.--Not nobilis in this sense.)
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• noble (subs.): homo (vir) nobilis; unus e nobilibus: v. preced. artt.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (2)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• NOBLE
  • Of high birth or descent, nobilis (genere); generosus. Noble birth, nobilitas: a noble family, generosa stirps: to be sprung from a noble family, generosa ab stirpe profectum esse; nobili genere natum esse.
  • Generous, ingenuous, generosus (of persons and their properties): ingenuus, liberalis (worthy of a gentleman, of sentiments, etc.; also = noble-minded): honestus (honorable, respectable): bonus (good, excellent; both of persons or things). A noble mind, animus ingenuus: noble sentiment, mens liberalis; ingenium liberale; animus ingenuus; liberalitas, ingenuitas: a noble spirit, animus bene a natura informatus, or bene constitutus (εὐφυής): a noble deed or exploit, *facinus liberale (after Ter., Ad., 3, 4, 3, facinus illiberale); facinus pulcherrimum, or praeclarum, or magnum et memorabile; res egregia. (☞ Facinus nobile would be = a well-known deed.
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• NOBLE, NOBLEMAN
s. homo nobilis or generosus; homo nobili genere natus (general term, of noble descent). A nobleman of ancient dignity, homo antiquo genere natus; homo veteris prosapiae et multarum imaginum: homo ex familia vetere et illustri natus: a new nobleman, homo novus, or a se ortus; homo unā imagine nobilis: the nobles, homines nobiles; also simply nobiles. (☞ In the fifth century, homines convivae regis.