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| baron |
a member of the hereditary nobility. In Great Britain, a baron is a nobleman of the lowest rank; peer. [1/2 definitions] |
| baronet |
a member of the hereditary nobility ranking below a baron and above a knight. |
| common |
(pl.) the mass of ordinary people, esp. those without titles of nobility. [1/9 definitions] |
| count2 |
one who holds a rank of European nobility that is equivalent to that of an English earl. |
| ennoble |
to cause to become a member of the nobility. [1/2 definitions] |
| gentlewoman |
a female attendant to a woman of nobility. [1/3 definitions] |
| gentry |
in England, members of the upper middle class just below the nobility. [1/2 definitions] |
| grand |
having splendor, magnificence, or nobility. [1/6 definitions] |
| hero |
one who demonstrates great courage and nobility, esp. one who is considered a model or ideal. [1/3 definitions] |
| hidalgo |
a member of the lower nobility in Spain, below a grandee. |
| House of Lords |
the upper, nonelective legislative house of the British parliament, made up of the nobility and high-ranking clergy. |
| magnifico |
any person of special rank, importance, nobility, or grandeur. [1/2 definitions] |
| patrician |
a member of the nobility of the ancient Roman Republic. [2/5 definitions] |
| royalty |
character or bearing that befits a monarch or other sovereign; nobility. [1/4 definitions] |
| titled |
having a title of nobility. |
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