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
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Raven re-enters the world as a human child, born to the nobleman's daughter. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024 Among those staff was nonagenarian nobleman Rudolf Graf von Schönburg, or Count Rudi as he is universally known, who joined the hotel as manager in 1957 and never left. Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024 Bells rang as priests, monks, noblemen, and government officials walked beside it. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024 In Prussia, a group of deeply conservative, evangelical Christian noblemen formed the Camarilla, a secret cabinet, to make sure that the king resisted the liberals. Jonathan Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2011 See all Example Sentences for nobleman 

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 23 Dec. 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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