Members of royal families and the nobility 

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prince in the Austrian royal family.


the people in the highest class of society, who usually have money, land, and power and who often have special titles, such as ‘duke’ or ‘countess’: can be followed by a singular or plural verb.


a member of the aristocracy.

a man who is a member of the nobility. In the UK, a baron has lower status than most other members of the nobility.

a woman who is a member of the nobility. In the UK, a baroness has lower status than most other members of the nobility.

the wife of a baron.



a man who is a member of the British nobility. A baronet has a lower status than a baron.


the rank of a baronet.


the wife or husband of a king  or queen.

a nobleman in some European countries, but not in the UK.

a woman who is a member of the nobility. A countess is either a woman with the same rank as an earl or a count, or the wife of an earl or count.

(formal) the king or queen.
(mainly literary) a king or  queen.


a prince who will become king after the present king or queen dies.

the wife of a crown prince 

a princess who will become queen after the present king or queen dies.


a book that gives information about British aristocrats (=people from the highest social classes).


a woman who has the same position as a duke.


the wife of a duke.


a man with a very high social position, just below that of a prince. A woman who has the same social position as a duke, or who is married to a duke, is called a duchess.


a man who ruled a very small  country or region in Europe in the past.


the social position of a duke.

a family whose members rule a country or region for a long period of time.

a man with a very high social position in the UK.

 a woman who rules an empire or who is married to an emperor.


an old important family, especially a royal one.


a man who rules a country and is the senior male member of the royal  family.

 a man in the UK who has been given an honour called a knighthood and can use the title ‘Sir’ before his name.

Kt (abbreviation), Knight


 used as a title of a woman who is a peeress, the wife or daughter of a peer, or the wife of a knight.

(scottish)  someone who owns a large  area of land in Scotland.

a British peer whose family cannot keep the title after he or she dies. Peers who can pass their title to their children are called hereditary peers.

a man who has a high rank in the British aristocracy (=highest social class). A woman of the same rank is called a lady.

 an Indian prince, especially in the past.

the wife of a maharajah.

the wife of a marquis.

a woman of middle rank in the British nobility.

a man of middle rank in the British nobility.

a man of middle rank in the nobility of a European country other than the UK.

a woman of middle rank in the nobility of a European country other than the UK

the wife  of a marquis.

 a king or a queen.


 the king or queen and their family in a particular country.

 (british) very informal showing disapproval a rich person with a high social position.

a member of the nobility.
a man who is a member of the nobility.

 a woman who is a member of the nobility.

 in the past, someone with less power than a king or queen but more power than a lord.


used when talking about a royal family, especially the British royal family.


someone who is from a high social class in the UK and has a title such as ‘Lord’.

the position of being a peer in the UK.

the group of people in the UK who are peers.

the wife of a peer.

someone from a high social class in the UK, who has the right to sit in the House of Lords.

 a king  in ancient Egypt.

a male member of a royal family who is not the king, especially one whose parent or grandparent is the king or queen.

 the male  royal leader of some small  countries.

 a female member of a royal familyespecially  one whose parent or grandparent is the king or queen.


the wife of a prince.


a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family.

 a woman who is married to a king.


a king or prince in India.

 another spelling of rani.

 queen  in India.

(mainly journalism)a member of a royal family.
family consisting of a king or a queen, and their relatives.

kings and queens and their families.

 in the past, a king in Iran and some other countries in the Middle East.

 a man who owned land in England in the past and had high status in the localarea.


the wife, mother, sister, or daughter of a sultan.


the wife of a tsar.

 a British nobleman with a low rank.


a British noblewoman with a low rank.


the British royal family.




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