adjective
- not of noble birth or rank; not belonging to the nobility
Usage: formal or historical context
Examples
- In medieval Europe, nonnoble merchants gradually gained wealth and influence.
- The nonnoble classes were excluded from certain privileges reserved for the aristocracy.
- She came from a nonnoble family but married into the nobility.
- Nonnoble citizens had fewer legal rights in the feudal system.
- The revolution challenged the distinction between noble and nonnoble people.