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cavalier, chevalier
a gallant or courtly gentleman
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knight
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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Lord, noble, nobleman
a titled peer of the realm
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Sir
a title used before the name of knight or baronet
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armiger
a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
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baron
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
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burgrave
a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
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carpet knight
a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)
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count
a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
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duke
a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
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grandee
a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
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bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor
a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
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banneret, knight banneret, knight of the square flag
a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
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Knight of the Round Table
in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
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knight-errant
a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
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Knight Templar, Templar
a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
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margrave
a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
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marquess, marquis
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
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mesne lord
a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
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milord
a term of address for an English lord
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palatine, palsgrave
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
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peer
a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
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sire
a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
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thane
a feudal lord or baron
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viscount
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count