noun.
A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.
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noun.
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."