nobleman
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈnoʊbəlˌmæn/
- I said I was engaged, for fun, to the son of a Spanish nobleman named don Miguel de la Flora.
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- It's true, but also this has happened so shortly after he was just going to be some rich nobleman bloke.
- He was a rich guy who had a privilege rich life that I guess Italian noblemen types at that time did.
- But nobody's going to attack the Jewish leaseholder for the simple reason that he's under the protection of the nobleman nobles on the vast majority of land.
Examples
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All this takes place in the great hall with its garden beyond, of the palace of Duke Alvise, a Venetian nobleman.
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Everyone in the hall stood up as a nobleman rushed to the king's apartment.
Fiction book (1996) -
No nobleman here would speak ill of your father.
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And stand up when you address a nobleman!
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Perhaps so, he told himself, but a nobleman must hold to a higher standard, especially on important occasions.
Fiction book (1999) -
Let's say you're a nobleman who owns a lot of land.
Fiction book (1999) -
It came from the estate of a wealthy nobleman.
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"His Majesty is dining today with an English nobleman," the courtier explained, "newly arrived in Paris."
Fiction book (1992) -
He is a nobleman.
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The king invited a distinguished nobleman to join him at the royal banquet.
Synonyms
306
4.8
A man who has a noble title and may sit in the House of Lords
133
6.1
A man from a noble family with the highest rank below a king or queen
113
8.2
A nobleman in some European countries with a rank like an earl
72
8.0
A person with the lowest rank of noble title, often given by a king or queen
44
8.8
A British noble who ranks between a marquess and a viscount
42
5.3
A person from a high social family with a title
38
6.5
A person from the highest social class, often by birth or title
25
9.7
A noble person who ranks below a duke and above an earl, often in France
8
9.9
A noble title below an earl and above a baron used in Britain
4
9.8
A man with a British title passed down in a family lower than a baron and higher than a knight
4
8.6
A noble person with a title who sits in the House of Lords
3
9.5
A rich, powerful man who holds land from the king and gives soldiers to the king
2
9.9
An important noble of the highest rank in Spain or Portugal
1
9.9
A noble or official with special royal powers
1
9.9
A British noble who can sit in the House of Lords
1
9.9
A French noble rank below a count and above a baron
1
9.9
A very important noble person in Spain or Portugal with special rights
1
9.9
A man from the lower nobility in Portugal
A noble who rules a small area with royal power in medieval Europe
Antonyms
How Noble
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nobleman comes from the word noble, which long ago meant 'well-known' or 'high-born', and the -man part simply means 'man'. So a nobleman is a man from a high or titled family.