noblemen
Dukes and earls
Noblemen are men of high hereditary rank in aristocratic societies—dukes, earls, barons, and the like.
The term belongs to monarchy and feudal systems where nobility held land, titles, and political power by birthright: The noblemen gathered at court to advise the king.
Singular: nobleman.
Highest hereditary nobles
- earlsBritish titled aristocrats
- baronsTitled nobles, lowest rank
- viscountsNobles below earls
- marquessesNobles ranking below dukes
counts · lords · peers · gentry · landed · estates · titles · highborn
High regard, moral dignity
- valorCourage in danger
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
tournament · squire · heraldic · courtly · crusade · quest · lance · armor
Successive family rulers
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
primogeniture · succession · scion · descendant · genealogy · heirloom · entailment · legacy
Composed and respectable
- refinedPurified or cultured
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
cultured · well-bred · gracious · propriety · gentility · decorum · bearing · patronage
Feudal subordinates owing service
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- serfsFeudal bound laborers
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
homage · suzerain · demesne · manor · overlord · seigneur · peasantry · bailiff
Having considerable effect
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- landowningPossessing real estate
- rulingFormal legal determination
- regentInterim throne holder
sovereign · oligarch · powerbroker · patron · benefactor · statesman · councillor · chancellor
dukes
Highest hereditary nobles
marquesses · counts · lords · peers · gentry · landed · estates · titles · highborn · courtiers
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- valorCourage in danger
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
jousting · tournament · squire · heraldic · courtly · crusade · quest · lance · armor · dubbing
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
birthright · primogeniture · succession · scion · descendant · genealogy · heirloom · entailment · legacy · pedigree
dignified
Composed and respectable
- refinedPurified or cultured
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- honorableHaving high moral standards
gallant · cultured · well-bred · gracious · propriety · gentility · decorum · bearing · patronage · largesse
vassals
Feudal subordinates owing service
fealty · homage · suzerain · demesne · manor · overlord · seigneur · peasantry · bailiff · steward
influential
Having considerable effect
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- landowningPossessing real estate
- rulingFormal legal determination
regent · sovereign · oligarch · powerbroker · patron · benefactor · statesman · councillor · chancellor · viceroy
- Korean historyJoseon dynasty, Three Kingdoms, DMZ, demilitarized zone, Korean DMZ
- City FoundersRomulus, William Penn, Cadmus, Alexander the Great, Brigham Young
noblemencommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
peasants · serfs · plebeians · the common people · lowborn
noblemennoblewomen
Women of aristocratic rank
ladies · duchesses · countesses · baronesses
noblemenservants
Hired household workers
subjects · vassals · bondsmen · underlings · subordinates
- French noblemanTitled man from Paris