nobilissimus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 References 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 References

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nobilissimus (plural nobilissimi)

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1. A senior title of nobility conferred to members of the Roman and Byzantine imperial families.
   • 1979. Michael Psellus. Fourteen Byzantine Rulers..., p. 146:^[1]

     Changing my manner somewhat, I began with gentle censure of the Nobilissimus.

2. (sciences) A named species of fish, found in the Scotland area.
   • 1896. Charles Lyell and John Wesley Judd. The Student's Lyell: A Manual of Elementary Geology., p. 389^[2]

     ...fish have been found abundantly, and have been referred to Holoptychius nobilissimus...

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• Notes:

1. ^ Michael Psellus. Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Penguin Classics 1979, p. 146.[1]
2. ^ Charles Lyell and John Wesley Judd. The Student's Lyell: A Manual of Elementary Geology. John Murray 1896, p. 389. [2]:

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nobilissimus

1. Superlative form of nobilis. A most distinct person by birth, or most distinct family. An example is "nobilissimus Caesar."

   Apud Helvetios longe nobilissimus fuit et ditissimus Orgetorix. (By far the noblest and wealthiest man among the Helvetii was Orgetorix.) — Caesar, The Gallic War, I.ii

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• Egbert, James Chidester. Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions. American Book Co. 1896, p. 121.[3]
• Allen, William Francis. Latin Lessons, E. Ginn, etc., etc. 1870. p. 77.[4]