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his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
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In the books, Rhaegar Targaryen gave Lyanna Stark a blue rose in front of the nobleman in Westeros, signaling their possible affection for each other.
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The rootless nobleman Jaques, portrayed with the requisite world weariness by Ian Merrill Peakes, embodies the play’s melancholy.
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Where to Stay If only the walls could talk at the NH Collection Cáceres Palacio de Oquendo, a rustic-chic hotel that was once the palace of a 16th-century nobleman, in the heart of the Old Town.
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Chris De'Sean Lee is a young actor who plays the Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who fought on the patriots' side during the Revolutionary War.
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The museum is set in a Renaissance nobleman’s home and includes works by Goya’s rivals and mentors as well as an extensive collection of his etchings; museogoya.ibercaja.es/en, 23 Calle Espoz y Mina.
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The Pavillon de la Reine is housed inside a 17th-century hotel particulier (nobleman’s mansion) on the prettiest square in Paris: the Place des Vosges in the Marais.
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A French nobleman, the Marquis de Lafayette, served in George Washington's army.
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The second figure in the cast is a French nobleman who sported a waxed mustache and a grand name.
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First Known Use of nobleman
13th century
nobleman Synonyms
Synonyms
grandee, lord, milord, gentleman, peerRelated Words
country gentleman, squire; cavalier, chevalier, knight; don, hidalgo, nabob, nawab, seigneur, seignior, sheikh (or sheik); baron, baronet, count, duke, earl, esquire, marchese, margrave, marquess (or marquis), master, prince, princelet, princeling, raja, viscount; lordship, sire [archaic]Near Antonyms
boor, churl, cottar (or cotter), fellah, peasant, peon; commoner, pleb, plebeian; proletarian; toilerNOBLEMAN Defined for English Language Learners
nobleman
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Definition of nobleman for English Language Learners
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: a man who is a member of the nobility
NOBLEMAN Defined for Kids
nobleman
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Definition of nobleman for Students
plural noblemen
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:a man of high birth or rank
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