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Definition: Nobleman |
NoblemanNoun1. A titled peer of the realm. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nobleman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | NOBLEMAN, n. Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious to incur social distinction and suffer high life. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Bible | Nobleman (Gr. basilikos, i.e., "king's man"), an officer of state (John 4:49) in the service of Herod Antipas. He is supposed to have been the Chuza, Herod's steward, whose wife was one of those women who "ministered unto the Lord of their substance" (Luke 8:3). This officer came to Jesus at Cana and besought him to go down to Capernaum and heal his son, who lay there at the point of death. Our Lord sent him away with the joyful assurance that his son was alive. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Synonym: NoblemanSynonym: noble (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: Lady (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Nobility | Peer, peerage; house of lords, house of peers; lords, lords temporal and spiritual; noblesse; noble, nobleman; lord, lordling; grandee, magnifico, hidalgo; daimio, daimyo, samurai, shizoku; don, donship; aristocrat, swell, three-tailed bashaw; gentleman, squire, squireen, patrician, laureate. |
Repute | Hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis, notability, somebody; classman; man of rank; (nobleman); pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Nobleman |
| English words defined with "nobleman": armiger, Atheling ♦ Baron, burgrave ♦ Chamberlain, count, court ♦ Don, Don Juan, Duke ♦ Earl of Leicester ♦ fool ♦ grandee ♦ Hidalgo ♦ jester ♦ Magnifico, margrave, marquess, Marquis, Montfort, Mortimer ♦ Noblemen ♦ Optimate ♦ peer ♦ Roger de Mortimer ♦ Simon de Montfort, squire, Starost, Starosty. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nobleman": Beautiful Parricide, Beefington, BONDSMAN, Bucklaw ♦ CLIMBERS ♦ Domisellus ♦ Farinata ♦ Guiderius ♦ Hellanodicæ ♦ Iron Mask ♦ Macduff, Mandousians, Marck, Mustang ♦ Nobleman ♦ Ogleby, Orsini ♦ Paulina, PIE, Platter with Two Eyes ♦ Ravenswood, Rosaline ♦ unction. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "nobleman": baron ♦ Damsel ♦ Jarl. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns (1904) | |
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 | Bronze relief plaque dating from the 16th century A.D., depicting a nobleman with his high "choker" of coral beads and two attendants, from the Kingdom of Benin, S. Nigeria.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ruins of packing plant established by Marquis De Mores, a wealthy French nobleman who ranched in the valley of Little Missouri. Medora, North Dakota.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Oliver Goldsmith | I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He who was what is called a nobleman, a man of rank, a lord, is the equal of him who was a peasant. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | In this country, the village should in some respects take the place of the nobleman of Europe. |
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Economic History | Andorra | In the 11th century, fearing military action by neighboring lords, the bishop placed himself under the protection of the Lord of Caboet, a Spanish nobleman. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | PIE, n. An advance agent of the reaper whose name is Indigestion. Cold pie was highly esteemed by the remains. Rev. Dr. Mucker (in a funeral sermon over a British nobleman) Cold pie is a detestable American comestible. That's why I'm done -- or undone -- So far from that dear London. (from the headstone of a British nobleman in Kalamazoo) |
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| "Nobleman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nobleman" is used about 123 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 123 | 28,925 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Ending with "nobleman": politician-nobleman. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nobleman | 7 |
crossout nobleman | 6 |
british nobleman | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "nobleman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | person i titulluar (noble), fisnik (aristocrat, blue-blooded, gallant, generous, gent, gentle, gentleman, gentlemanlike, gently born, grand, great, high minded, knight, knightly, lofty, moral, nobiliary, noble, patrician), bujar (big, bounteous, bountiful, disinterested, free-handed, generous, gentle, gentlemanlike, good, good hearted, handsome, lavish, liberal, open handed, princely, unselfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نبلاء (gentlefolks, marquis), النبيل (baron, blue blood, lord, noble, peer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | аристократ (aristocrat, noble, patrician), благородник (aristocrat, esquire, gentle, grand seigneur, high minded, noble, peer), пер (noble, peer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 貴族 (lord, nobility), 君子 (person of noble character). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | šlechtic (aristocracy, aristocrat, noble, peer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | edelman. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | nobelo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | aðalsmaður. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نجیب زاده (Aristocrat, Knight, Magnate, Patrician, Wellborn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aatelismies. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | noble (noble, noble-minded), gentilhomme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | edelman. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Edelmann (aristocrat, cavalier), adlige (aristocracies, aristocrat, noblemen, noblewoman, peer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευγενήσ (civil, courteous, courtly, debonair, gallant, genteel, gentle, gentlemanly, gracious, kindly, ladylike, nobble, patrician, polite, soulful, thoroughbred, urbane, well mannered), ευπατρίδησ (peer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | פרתם, אפרתי (aristocrat), אביר (cavalier, courageous, gallant, knight, noble, stallion, strong), אב'י וס (honorable, righteous), אציל (aristocrat, noble, patrician, peer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nemesember (esquire, noble, noblemen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | bangsawan (count, duke, nobility). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nobile (aristocrat, big, gentle, grand, great, lordly, noble, noblewoman, of noble birth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 貴人 (aristocrat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きじ" (aristocrat, eccentric, eccentric person, fierce god, queerfellow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | krink (knight), fer ooasle (aristocrat), dooinney ooasle (dignitary, gentleman, squire), dooinney mooar (magnate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oblemannay nobre (aristocrat, chivalrous, gallant, gentle, gentry, great, high, illustrious, kingpin, knit, lord-like, noble, peer, royal, soulful, sublime, whole-souled), sangue nobre, lorde (noble, peer). (various references) nobil (aerial, distinguished, esquire, gentle, grand, high minded, high-bred, kingly, lofty, noble, noble-minded, nobly, patrician, peer, seignior), senior (Lord, major, senior), pair (peer, peeress), curtean (courtier), boier (boyar, chief, gentleman, governor, Lord), aristocrat (aristocrat, noble, patrician, peer). (various references) дворянин (gentleman, noble). (various references) vlastelin (junker, laird, seigneur), plemić (junker, patrician, peer, squire, thane). (various references) noble (dignified, high minded, lofty, noble, nobly, of noble birth, titled). (various references) adelsman (knight, noble, peer). (various references) ขุนนาง (lord). (various references) asilzade (aristocrat, grandee, nob), asílzade. (various references) фігури, титулована особа (titular), вельможа (grandee, magnate), аристократ (aristocrat, optimate, patrician), пер (peer), дворянин (earl, gentleman). (various references) người quý tộc (noble, peer, silk-stocking), người quý phái. (various references) uchelwr (gentleman), bre%yr (baron, chief). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old English | 450-1100 | ealdorman, eorl. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 4, Verse 49 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Legei proV auton o basilikoV kurie katabhqi prin apoqanein to paidion mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dicit ad eum regulus Domine descende priusquam moriatur filius meus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða cwæð se under-cyning to hym; drihten far ær min sune swelte. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The litil kyng seith to hym, Lord, come doun, bifor that my sone die. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The ruler sayd vnto him: Syr come awaye or ever yt my chylde dye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child dieth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead. |
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| Language | John Chapter 4, Verse 49 |
| Cebuano | Ang opisyal miingon kaniya, "Senyor, umadto ka intawon sa dili pa mamatay ang akong anak." |
| Croatian | Kaže mu kraljevski službenik: "Gospodine, siði dok mi ne umre dijete." |
| Danish | Embedsmanden siger til ham: "Herre! kom, før mit Barn dør." |
| Dutch | De koninklijke hoveling zeide tot Hem: Heere, kom af, eer mijn kind sterft. |
| Finnish | Kuninkaan virkamies sanoi hänelle: "Herra, tule, ennenkuin minun lapseni kuolee". |
| French | L`officier du roi lui dit: Seigneur, descends avant que mon enfant meure. |
| German | Der Königische sprach zu ihm: HERR, komm hinab, ehe denn mein Kind stirbt! |
| Haitian Creole | Fonksyonè a reponn li: Mèt, vin avè m' non, anvan pitit mwen an gen tan mouri. |
| Hungarian | Monda néki a királyi ember: Uram, jõjj, mielõtt a gyermekem meghal. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Tuan," jawab pegawai pemerintah itu, "cepatlah datang sebelum anak saya mati." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata pegawai raja itu kepada-Nya, "Ya Tuhan, marilah sebelum anakku mati." |
| Italian | Ma il funzionario del re insistette: «Signore, scendi prima che il mio bambino muoia». |
| Korean | 하 가 가 로 되 ` 주 여, 내 아 이 가 죽 기 에 내 오 소 서' |
| Maori | Ka mea te tangata a te kingi ki a ia, E te Ariki, haere iho i te mea kahore ano kia mate noa taku tamaiti. |
| Norwegian | Kongens mann sier til ham: Herre! kom ned før mitt barn dør! |
| Portuguese | Rogou-lhe o oficial: Senhor, desce antes que meu filho morra. |
| Rumanian | Slujbawul kmpqrqtesc I -a zis: ,,Doamne, vino pknq nu moare micuyul meu.`` |
| Shuar | Tura takarin Tímiayi "Uunta, winia uchir Jáatsain wari winitia." |
| Spanish | El oficial del rey le dijo: --Señor, desciende antes que muera mi hijo. |
| Swahili | Huyo ofisa akamwambia, "Mheshimiwa, tafadhali twende kabla mwanangu hajafa." |
| Swedish | Mannen sade till honom: "Herre, kom ned, förrän mitt barn dör." |
| Uma | Na'uli' topohawa' toei: "Pue', hilou-tamo sohi', mate mpai' ana' -ku!" |
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Misspellings | |
"Nobleman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Moblebani, Moelleman, Neblina, Nilamani, nobelman, Nobeyana, noblement, noblemente, Nudleman. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nobleman" (pronounced nō"bulmun) |
| 5 | -u l m u n | cattlemen, councilman, gentleman, rifleman. |
| 4 | -l m u n | bellman, Dolman, Pullman, Stillman, Woolman. |
| 3 | -m u n | abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-l-m-n-n-o" | |
-2 letters: bemoan. | |
-3 letters: alone, amble, amole, anole, beano, blame, bonne, leman, lemon, melon, noble, nomen. | |
-4 letters: able, aeon, alme, aloe, ambo, amen, anon, bale, balm, bane, beam, bean, bema, blae, blam, bola, bole, bone, ebon, elan, enol, lamb, lame, lane, lean, leno, loam, loan, lobe, lone, mabe, male, mane, mano, meal, mean, meno, moan. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-l-m-n-n-o" | |
+2 letters: noblewoman. | |
+3 letters: condemnable, emblazoning, mentionable. | |
+4 letters: emblazonment, inconsumable, nonflammable, nonmalleable. | |
+5 letters: companionable, emblazonments, noncomparable, noncompatible, nonmeasurable, unconformable, unmentionable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 6F 62 6C 65 6D 61 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. --- -... .-.. . -- .- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101111 01100010 01101100 01100101 01101101 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N o b l e m a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 006F 0062 006C 0065 006D 0061 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4881687871796780 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Translations: Ancient 16. Bible Trace | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Orthography | 21. Bibliography |
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