as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
a city that was a favorite stop for English milords on the grand tour
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Noun
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Ha plays the new lead, Sophie Baek, a maid and the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, who becomes the mysterious love interest of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the seemingly eternal bachelor and second-oldest Bridgerton son.—
Victoria Herman,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Hypocrisy, the French nobleman François de La Rochefoucauld once said, is the tribute vice pays to virtue.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Distinguished gentlemen boasting dashing Hessian boots and tall beaver hats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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To give you a sense of what happens here, it was given to me by this gentleman as a everybody kept it secret until Sunday afternoon.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Milord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milord. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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