noblesse de robe
French, noun/nɔ.blɛs də ʁɔb/
noblesse de robe is spelled N-O-B-L-E-S-S-E-D-E-R-O-B-E (14 letters). Noblesse de robe is a French feminine noun meaning “In the Ancien Régime, a status of nobility due to one's office, such as that of a judge, an arbiter, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Noblesse qui vient de fonctions dans la magistrature dans la France de l’Ancien Régime”.
What does noblesse de robe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineIn the Ancien Régime, a status of nobility due to one's office, such as that of a judge, an arbiter, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Noblesse qui vient de fonctions dans la magistrature dans la France de l’Ancien Régime.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of noblesse de robe
- noblesses de robe plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce noblesse de robe?
- /nɔ.blɛs də ʁɔb/
- \nɔ.blɛs də ʁɔb\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.