n. A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One of the nobility; a noble; a peer.
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n. a titled peer of the realm
Word Usage
"November 2nd, 2009 Virgin nobleman SIR RICHARD BRANSON has abandoned his efforts to hire a heroic commander of a miraculous Hudson River plane crash for his intergalactic spaceship mission."