But the nobility's goal of becoming self-contained and impermeable to newcomers had never been fully realized, as in practice even peasants on occasions acquired the noble status.
Kuid aadli eesmärk olla iseseisev ja uustulnukatele läbitungimatu ei realiseerunud kunagi täielikult, kui praktikas isegi talupojad saavutasid mõnikord aadliseisuse.