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his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
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Her mother was a maid and her father was a nobleman, meaning that Sophie is not only a maid but illegitimate.
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Her lecture on Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s fantastical 1928 novel about an English nobleman who turns into a woman halfway through his centuries-long life, is a showstopper.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
For most of its 700-year history, the House of Lords was composed of noblemen — not women — who inherited their seats, alongside a smattering of bishops.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Giuffre, who committed suicide in 2025, claimed that Epstein had trafficked her to some of his friends, including the nobleman formerly known as Prince Andrew and the defense attorney Alan Dershowitz.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Her lecture on Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s fantastical 1928 novel about an English nobleman who turns into a woman halfway through his centuries-long life, is a showstopper.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
For most of its 700-year history, the House of Lords was composed of noblemen — not women — who inherited their seats, alongside a smattering of bishops.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Giuffre, who committed suicide in 2025, claimed that Epstein had trafficked her to some of his friends, including the nobleman formerly known as Prince Andrew and the defense attorney Alan Dershowitz.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Nobleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nobleman. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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nobleman
noun
no·ble·man
ˈnō-bəl-mən 
: a man of noble rank
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