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nobleman

[noh-buhl-muhn] / ˈnoʊ bəl mən /
NOUN
peer
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In Shakespeare’s “Henry VI, Part 1,” the brave nobleman Talbot sneers at any knight who is “quite degraded, like a hedge-born swain.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Fallow deer were first introduced by the Romans in small numbers, and the species expanded under the Normans when owning a deer park was a must-have for any self-respecting nobleman.

From BBC Dec. 25, 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

Ewan McGregor was also wonderful playing a charming, exiled nobleman holding onto optimism in “A Gentleman in Moscow.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2024

An eccentric nobleman of my acquaintance, some years ago, quietly bought a castle without telling his wife.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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

In Dwelholm, various elfin noblemen claimed that they had a drop of King Degravaunt’s blood running through their blue veins from fifteen generations back.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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