nobleman

Noun
  1. A titled peer of the realm (synset 110291374)
    is a type of: male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat
    subtypes:
    • armiger - a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
    • baron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
    • burgrave - a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
    • count - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
    • duke - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
    • grandee - a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
    • margrave - a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
    • marquess, marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
    • mesne lord - a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
    • milord - a term of address for an English lord
    • palatine, palsgrave - (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
    • peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
    • sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
    • thane - a feudal lord or baron
    • viscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
    specific instances:
    • don juan - a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
    • mortimer, roger de mortimer - English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
    same as: lord, noble

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