Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: The Polish term "szlachta" designated the formalized, hereditary noble class of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In official Latin documents of the old Commonwealth, hereditary szlachta are referred to as "nobilitas" and are indeed the equivalent in legal status of the English nobility. Question: What is the legal status of nobilitas?
Output (English): equivalent in legal status of the English nobility