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nobleman

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no·ble·man  (nbl-mn)
n.
A man of noble rank.

nobleman or fem noblewoman
Noun
pl -men or -women a person of noble rank
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Noun1.noblemannobleman - a titled peer of the realm
armiger - a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
baron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
burgrave - a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
count - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
duke - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
grandee - a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat
margrave - a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
marquess, marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
mesne lord - a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
milord - a term of address for an English lord
palsgrave, palatine - (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
thane - a feudal lord or baron
viscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain
Translations
Spanish nobleman [ˈnəublmən] nnoble m
French nobleman [ˈnəublmən] irreg nnoble m
German nobleman [ˈnəublmən] noble irreg like man) nAd(e)lige(r) f(m)
Italian nobleman [ˈnəublmən] nnobile m; nobiluomo

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I had heard in a vague way of the place, as a whim of a certain young nobleman who combined brains with the pursuit of pleasure.
Where, then, lies the difference between the food of the nobleman and the porter, if both are at dinner on the same ox or calf, but in the seasoning, the dressing, the garnishing, and the setting forth?
Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he might have been the child of a nobleman or a beggar; it would have been hard for the haughtiest stranger to have assigned him his proper station in society.
 
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