What is the connotative meaning of nobility?

The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding Excellence; eminence., The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred., Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.