Editing Nobiles (section)

{{Short description|Social rank of ancient Rome}}
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The '''''nobiles''''' ({{singular}} ''nobilis'', {{Translation|'noble', 'noteworthy'}}) were members of a social rank in the [[Roman Republic]] indicating that one was "well known".{{sfn|Brunt|1982|p=11}} This may have changed over time: in [[Cicero]]'s time, one was notable if one descended from a person who had been elected [[Roman consul|consul]].{{sfn|Brunt|1982|p=1}} In earlier periods and more broadly, this may have included a larger group consisting of those who were [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|patricians]], were descended from patricians who had become [[plebeians]] via ''transitio ad plebem'', or were descended from plebeians who had held [[Curule seat#Ancient Rome|curule]] offices.<ref>{{harvnb|Brunt|1982|p=1|ps=. The curule offices were those of [[Roman dictator|dictator]], [[magister equitum]], [[Roman censor|censor]], [[consul]], [[praetor]], and [[curule aedile]]}}.</ref>