noblesse de robe

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “nobility of the robe/gown”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔ.blɛs də ʁɔb/ === Noun === noblesse de robe f (usually uncountable, plural noblesses de robe) In the Ancien Régime, a status of nobility due to one's office, such as that of a judge, an arbiter, etc. === See also === noblesse d'épée === Further reading === “noblesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Nobles of the Robe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia