1. (a.) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.
2. (a.) Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.
3. (a.) Well-known; notorious.
4. (n.) A person, or thing, of distinction.
5. (n.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
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