noblesse

noun2

1. •
   The quality of being noble; nobleness.

   • But thou, whose noblesse keeps one stature still — 1612
2. •
   [plural only] The nobility; peerage.

   • Faire braunch of noblesse, flowre of cheualrie, / That with your worth the world amazed make, / How shall I quite the paines, ye suffer for my sake? — 1590