Members of royal families and the nobility
archduke
noun
a prince in the Austrian royal family
aristocracy
noun
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”
aristocrat
noun
a member of the aristocracy
baron
noun
a man who is a member of the nobility. In the U.K., a baron has lower status than most other members of the nobility.
baroness
noun
a woman who is a member of the nobility. In the U.K., a baroness has lower status than most other members of the nobility.
baroness
noun
the wife of a baron
baronet
noun
a man who is a member of the British nobility. A baronet has a lower status than a baron.
baronetcy
noun
the rank of a baronet
consort
noun
the wife or husband of a king or queen
Count
noun
a nobleman in some European countries, but not in the U.K.
countess
noun
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.
the crown
noun
the king or queen
crown prince
noun
a prince who will become king after the present king or queen dies
crown princess
noun
a princess who will become queen after the present king or queen dies
crown princess
noun
the wife of a crown prince
Debrett’s
a book that gives information about British aristocrats (=people from the highest social classes)
duchess
noun
a woman who has the same position as a duke
duchess
noun
the wife of a duke
duke
noun
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.
duke
noun
a man who ruled a very small country or region in Europe in the past
dukedom
noun
the social position of a duke
dynasty
noun
a family whose members rule a country or region for a long period of time
earl
noun
a man with a very high social position in the U.K.
empress
noun
a woman who rules an empire or who is married to an emperor
house
noun
an old important family, especially a royal one
king
noun
a man who rules a country and is the senior male member of the royal family
knight
noun
a man in the U.K. who has been given an honor called a knighthood and can use the title “Sir” before his name
Lady
used as a title of a woman who is a peeress, the wife or daughter of a peer, or the wife of a knight
laird
noun
someone who owns a large area of land in Scotland
lord
noun
a man who has a high rank in the British aristocracy (=highest social class). A woman of the same rank is called a lady.
maharajah
noun
an Indian prince, especially in the past
maharani
noun
the wife of a maharajah
marchioness
noun
the wife of a marquis
marchioness
noun
a woman of middle rank in the British nobility
marquess
noun
a man of middle rank in the British nobility
marquis
noun
a man of middle rank in the nobility of a European country other than the U.K.
marquise
noun
a woman of middle rank in the nobility of a European country other than the U.K.
marquise
noun
the wife of a marquis
monarch
noun
a king, or a queen
the monarchy
noun
the king or queen and their family in a particular country
noble
noun
a member of the nobility
nobleman
noun
a man who is a member of the nobility
noblewoman
noun
a woman who is a member of the nobility
overlord
noun
in the past, someone with less power than a king or queen but more power than a lord
the Palace
noun
used when talking about a royal family, especially the British royal family
peer
noun
someone who is from a high social class in the U.K. and has a title such as “Lord”
peerage
noun
the position of being a peer in the U.K.
pharaoh
noun
a king in ancient Egypt
prince
noun
a male member of a royal family who is not the king, especially one whose parent or grandparent is the king or queen
prince
noun
the male royal leader of some small countries
princess
noun
a female member of a royal family, especially one whose parent or grandparent is the king or queen
princess
noun
the wife of a prince
queen
noun
a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family
queen
noun
a woman who is married to a king
rajah
noun
a king or prince in India
ranee
another spelling of rani
rani
noun
a queen in India
royal
noun
a member of a royal family
royal family
noun
a family consisting of a king or a queen, and their relatives
royalty
noun
kings and queens and their families
shah
noun
in the past, a king in Iran and some other countries in the Middle East
squire
noun
a man who owned land in England in the past and had high status in the local area
sultana
noun
the wife, mother, sister, or daughter of a sultan
viscount
noun
a British nobleman with a low rank
viscountess
noun
a British noblewoman with a low rank
the Windsors
the British royal family