noble rank
Duke or earl
Noble rank is a position in an aristocratic hierarchy—duke, earl, baron, and the like.
The phrase typically appears in discussions of inherited titles and their relative standing: She held noble rank in the old French system.
Noble rank historically conferred legal privileges, land rights, and social status that distinguished aristocracy from commoners.
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- medieval nobilityFeudal ruling class
- coronetSmall noble's circlet
royal court · Order of the Garter · count · earl · aristocracy · blue blood · royal lineage · ennoblement · high society · hereditary succession · baroness · feudalism · marquess · coat of arms · family crest · vassalage · primogeniture · lord
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss
- nobility titlesking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- peeragepeer, peeress, peerage, baron, baroness
- Hawaiian KingdomKamehameha, King Kamehameha, royal family, throne room, royal palaces
noble rankworking class
Manual laborers collectively
the masses · servant class · underclass · proletariat · villeinage
noble rankmeritocracy
Advancement through demonstrated ability
merchant class · professional class · nouveau riche · military rank · social climber