noble

Definitions of noble
  1. noun
    a titled peer of the realm
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    antonyms:
    dame
    a woman of the peerage in Britain
    types:
    marquis
    nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
    comte
    a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
    type of:
    aristocrate
    a man who is an aristocrat
  2. noun
    a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
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    types:
    comte
    a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
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