Meanings
nounnobleman (plural noblemen)
plural noblemen
- A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.
The King [...] sit at the head of the royal table with his elder warriors and advisers, noblemen and noblewomen.
2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 377Synonyms: aristocrat, noble
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.
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Origin
- Englishnoble
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishman
- Englishnobleman
Translations
Arabic نَبِيل
- نَبِيل (nabīl)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Bulgarian благоро́дник
- благоро́дник (blagoródnik)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Chinese Mandarin 貴族 /贵族, 君子
- 貴族 /贵族 (guìzú)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- 君子 (jūnzǐ)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Czech šlechtic
- šlechticman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Danish adelsmand
- adelsmandman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Dutch adellijke, edelman
- adellijkeman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- edelmanman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Estonian aadlimees, aadlik
- aadlimeesman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- aadlikman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Finnish aatelismies
- aatelismiesman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
French noble
- nobleman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
German Edelmann, Adeliger
- Edelmannman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- Adeligerman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- Adligerman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- Aristokratman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Hebrew אָצִיל
- אָצִיל (atzíl)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Hindi रईस
- रईस (raīs)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Hungarian nemes
- nemesman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Icelandic aðalsmaður
- aðalsmaðurman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Indonesian bangsawan
- bangsawanman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Italian nobiluomo, nobile
- nobiluomoman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- nobileman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Japanese 貴族, 華族
- 貴族 (kizoku)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- 華族 (kazoku)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Korean 귀족
- 귀족 (gwijok)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Māori rangatira
- rangatiraman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Norwegian Bokmål adelsmann
- adelsmannman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Polish szlachcic
- szlachcicman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Portuguese nobre
- nobreman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Romanian nobil
- nobilman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Russian дворяни́н, вельмо́жа
- дворяни́н (dvorjanín)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- вельмо́жа (velʹmóža)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- шля́хтич (šljáxtič)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Slovak šľachtic
- šľachticman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Spanish noble
- nobleman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Swedish adelsman
- adelsmanman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Ukrainian дворяни́н, шля́хтич
- дворяни́н (dvorjanýn)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
- шля́хтич (šljáxtyč)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Yiddish אַדלמאַן
- אַדלמאַן (adlman)man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
Cite this entry
APA
nobleman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobleman
MLA
“nobleman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobleman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nobleman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobleman.
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