Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black nobility

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: black- no-bil-i-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Roman aristocratic families who sided with the papacy under Pope Pius IX after the Savoy family-led army of the Kingdom of Italy entered Rome on 20 September 1870, overthrew the Pope and the Papal States, and took over the Quirinal Palace; and any nobles subsequently ennobled by the Pope prior to the 1929 Lateran Treaty.

Etymology

Calque of Italian nobiltà nera

Synonyms

black aristocracy

Questions

What does black nobility mean?: The Roman aristocratic families who sided with the papacy under Pope Pius IX after the Savoy family-led army of the Kingdom of Italy entered Rome on 20 September 1870, overthrew the Pope and the Papal States, and took over the Quirinal Palace; and any nobles subsequently ennobled by the Pope prior to the 1929 Lateran Treaty.
Where does black nobility come from?: Calque of Italian nobiltà nera

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