дворя́нство

nounneuterinanimateuncountablevery rarely used (#14105)

1.
nobility
Especially the noble estates in the time of the Russian Empire (from Peter the Great until the Revolution).
2.
The class of secular landowners which constituted the dominant privileged exploitative class in feudal society and partly retained its hereditary privileges under capitalism

Examples

Дворянство имело особые права в старой России
The nobility had special rights in old Russia.
Дья́вол, дворя́нство и иезуи́ты существу́ют лишь постольку, поскольку вы ве́рите в них.
The devil, the nobility, and the Jesuits exist only as long as you believe in them.
Поместное дворянство владело большими землями.
The landed nobility owned large estates.
Мелкопоместное дворянство быстро беднело.
The minor nobility quickly fell into poverty.
После революции дворянство потеряло свои земли
After the revolution, the nobility lost its lands.
Историк писал о германизировавшемся дворянстве Прибалтики.
The historian wrote about the Germanized nobility of the Baltic region.
Мода тех лет успела офранцузить русское дворянство
The fashion of those years had already Gallicized the Russian nobility.

дворяни́нnobleman
nounmasculine
дворя́нкаnoblewoman
nounfeminine
дворя́нскийnoble (adj)
adjective
дворя́нствоnobility; The class of secular landowners which constituted the dominant privileged exploitative class in feudal society and partly retained its hereditary privileges under capitalism
nounneuter
дворянско-поме́щичийof the landed nobility
adjective

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