NOBLE

Noble

The Noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity, having been preceded by the Gold penny and the Florin earlier in the reigns of King Henry III and King Edward III, which saw little circulation.

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noble

Noun

  1. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
    This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
  2. A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

Adjective

  1. Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
  2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
  3. Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.


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