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his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
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The upper chamber of the British Parliament was composed of noblemen who inherited their seats for most of its history.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026
For most of its 700-year history, its membership was composed of noblemen — almost never women — who inherited their seats, alongside a smattering of bishops.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Her mother was a maid and her father was a nobleman, meaning that Sophie is not only a maid but illegitimate.
—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
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026
For most of its 700-year history, its membership was composed of noblemen — almost never women — who inherited their seats, alongside a smattering of bishops.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Her mother was a maid and her father was a nobleman, meaning that Sophie is not only a maid but illegitimate.
—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
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“Nobleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nobleman. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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nobleman
noun
no·ble·man
ˈnō-bəl-mən 
: a man of noble rank
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