| In 1789 half of the cahiers of the nobility demanded the end to ennoblement through venal offices. |
| His face was reasonably happy and his standard expression seemed to be one of aloof nobility, even though he knew he wasn't noble. |
| Members of the nobility who would insure the efficient use of church lands and wealth would henceforth manage monasteries and nunneries. |
| Audrey Hepburn is luminous, waif-like, but with nobility that itself transcended her character's station. |
| He spent most of his life in the service of the English nobility, partly as a music tutor. |
| Nor did this particular state-nobility compact always mean that the nobility were given carte blanche to extend their grip on rural society. |
