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nobleman

American  
[noh-buhl-muhn] / ˈnoʊ bəl mən /

noun

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


nobleman British  
/ ˈnəʊbəlmən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of nobleman

First recorded in 1520–30; noble + -man

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Coronado, a nobleman around 30 years old, set out in early 1540 with 350 Spaniards, 1,500 indigenous allies and five friars.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

It was created by two brothers, Qa'im Muhammad and Muhammad Muqim, for a Mughal nobleman.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Its hypothetical tale suggests that a nobleman, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, actually wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

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.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2025

With his death, Mother Ermentrude’s brother, a virtuous nobleman, found favor with Bishop Garamond.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

A broken man, Coronado decided to turn back over the objections of many of his noblemen.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Then, in the army, he experienced this kind of entirely new world where army officials were not necessarily noblemen anymore.

From Slate Mar. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

This “Hamlet” will ask Izzard to play noblemen, women, ghosts, soldiers, courtiers, lovers and fools.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2023

Maybe Natalie thought Chess and Finn had secretly seen themselves as knights and noblemen.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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