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nobleman

[noh-buhl-muhn]

noun

plural

noblemen 
  1. a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.



nobleman

/ ˈəʊəə /

noun

  1. a man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat

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Other Word Forms

  • noblemanly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nobleman1

First recorded in 1520–30; noble + -man
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But the French nobleman had more than a strategic love for this future country.

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Everyone arrives at Ardross Castle with the desire to be either a Faithful or a Traitor and makes their case to Cumming’s devious nobleman.

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The title character, a princess, poses three riddles to noblemen who seek to marry her.

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A few years later, the tutor to the empress’s rival Shoshi, Shikibu wrote the world’s first known novel, “The Tale of Genji,” about a talented and handsome nobleman hampered by his family’s unfortunate political position.

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Macbeth was portrayed by Shakespeare as a brave nobleman transformed into a treacherous murderer by ambition .

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