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How to pronounce ennoblement in English?

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Type Words
Type of promotion
Derivation ennoble
Type Words
Type of condition, status

Examples of ennoblement

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After his ennoblement, Linnaeus continued teaching and writing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Any vacancies created in the House, due to death, ennoblement, or resignation are filled by by-election.
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Both churches and universities-insofar as they live up to their true function-serve the ennoblement of the individual.
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When it came time for him to affix his signature to the act of his ennoblement, Macmillan fumbled and had to be guided.
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Some peers, particularly life peers who were well known before their ennoblement, do not use their peerage titles.
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Instead, Belgium, which still has a vibrant culture of ennoblement, does have 232 registered knightly families.
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On March 4th the House of Commons public administration committee said that it would hold a hearing on Lord Ashcroft's ennoblement.
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Serfs served on occasion as soldiers in the event of conflict and could earn freedom or even ennoblement for valour in combat.
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It lasts only 15 minutes, perhaps because it was written hastily for a commission by the eponymous family to celebrate their ennoblement.
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More examples
  • The state of being noble
  • The act of raising someone to the nobility
  • Nobility is a state-privileged status which is generally hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be largely honorary (e.g. ...
  • When a hitherto bourgeois family is raised to the ranks of the nobility by a reigning sovereign, it at the same time receives a coat of arms.