nobiliary particle

English
Examples
  • Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
  • Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac
  • Claus von Amsberg

Noun

nobiliary particle (plural nobiliary particles)

  1. (grammar) A preposition found in names, indicating nobility.

Translations
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