Definition of nobleman Nobleman

/nowˈbʌlmʌn/ - [nowbulmun] - no•ble•man

We found 4 definitions of nobleman from 4 different sources.

What does nobleman mean?

Noun
nobleman - a titled peer of the realm
		Lord, noble
		noblewoman, peeress, lady a woman of the peerage in Britain
		male aristocrat a man who is an aristocrat
		armiger a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
		baron a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
		burgrave the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
		count the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
		duke a British peer of the highest 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 a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
		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
		palsgrave, palatine either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
		peer a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
		sire male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
		thane a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)
		viscount a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron