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nobleman

[noh-buhl-muhn] / ˈnoʊ bəl mən /
NOUN
peer
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This one was commissioned by Aqa Afzal, a nobleman who administered Lahore during this period.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

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

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

But I’d also hope that people caught Ewan McGregor playing a charming, exiled nobleman holding onto optimism in “A Gentleman in Moscow” and Hoa Xuande’s impressive work as the double agent in “The Sympathizer.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

Gravely, when he had done, he made libation and took a sip of honey-hearted wine, giving the cup, then, back into the hands of the young nobleman.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 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 1691, while in his late 20s, Bromley had done what many young noblemen of the time did and taken the Grand Tour, visiting France and Italy.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2022

“Because I know how noblemen, politicians, and rich people work.”

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




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