What does nobleman mean?
Word: Nobleman
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Nobleman means a man who belongs to a family of high social rank, such as a lord or a duke, especially in the past. The plural is noblemen.
Synonyms: aristocrat, lord, peer
Antonyms: peasant
How do you spell nobleman?
Syllables: no - ble - man
Tricky part: Noble ends in le, not el, and the e stays when man is added: noble + man.
Watch out for: nobelman, noblman, nobalman
Memory tip: Write noble first, as in table and able, then add man. The le stays put.
Nobleman in a sentence
Example 1: The nobleman owned land in three villages.
Example 2: In the story, a poor farmer helps a nobleman whose carriage is stuck in the mud.
Example 3: Many noblemen served as advisers in the Mughal court.
Fun Fact
Noble comes from Latin nobilis, which first meant well known or famous, and only later came to mean high-born.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) nobleman
b) horsback
c) cortyard
d) drawbrige
Show answer
a) nobleman. A bridge, a court and a horse hide in the other three, and each has lost a letter.
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to nobleman as used in the sentence:
The nobleman rode through the market in a carriage drawn by four white horses.
a) commoner
b) duke
c) marquess
d) baron
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a) commoner. A nobleman has high rank by birth and a commoner does not; a duke, a baron and a marquess are all noblemen.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The mnoalbne lent his best horse to the young prince for the royal procession.
a) oarsman
b) noblemen
c) nobleman
d) alderman
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c) nobleman. Noblemen is the plural, with two e's; this jumble has an a and one e, so it is nobleman.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. aristocracy 2. nobleman 3. soverign 4. castle
a) a man of high rank by birth, like a lord
b) a large, strong old building with towers
c) the highest social class in some countries
d) a king or queen who rules a country
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d) a king or queen who rules a country. Sovereign ends eign, as reign does, so soverign is short of an e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A nobleman might hold the title of ____.
a) earl
b) barber
c) sailor
d) clerk
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a) earl
2. In the past, a nobleman usually lived in ____.
a) a large manor house
b) a small fishing hut
c) a crowded city hostel
d) a tent in the forest
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a) a large manor house
