nobleman

noun

no·​ble·​man ˈnō-bəl-mən How to pronounce nobleman (audio)
: a man of noble rank : peer

Examples of nobleman in a Sentence

his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
Recent Examples on the Web History Originally the family home of a merchant nobleman in the 16th century, the property later became the headquarters of the Real Companhia Velha, one of the oldest and most prestigious producers of Port. Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Projections will create the sleek and elegant world of the wealthy nobleman and the singers may possibly move off the stage and into the auditorium to deliver some verses from their arias. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024 She is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of a troubled young woman (Adèle Haenel) who is promised to a Milanese nobleman. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024 Written in the 1890s, Dracula follows a nobleman who loses his wife and in his grief and cursing of God is transformed into a vampire. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 Formula 1, however, this sport of noblemen and aristocrats, makes sense to him. David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024 Built sometime between 1519 and 1531 by a local nobleman named Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, the castle fell into Swedish hands in 1657 and was partially demolished in 1702. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2023 Exiled nobleman Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is still caught up in war on the desert planet Arrakis and is seeking revenge against the people who killed his family. Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2023 Based on a celebrated 19th-century criminal trial in which the defendant was accused of impersonating a nobleman, Smith’s novel offers a vast, acute panoply of London and the English countryside, and successfully locates the social controversies of an era in a handful of characters. The New York Times Books Staff, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nobleman was in the 13th century

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“Nobleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nobleman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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nobleman

noun
no·​ble·​man ˈnō-bəl-mən How to pronounce nobleman (audio)
: a man of noble rank

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