Nobleman
In the Middle Ages, noblemen were originally nobles ranked above ministeriality with their own glory, marriageable with the rest of the non- princely high nobility (e.g. the medieval imperial barons and counts ). In a broader sense, the generic term " noble-free " includes the princely families, since in the true sense it is a state of birth according to land law, which is probably due to the Germanic nobles . The title "noble lord" ("nobilis vir", "nobilis", "noble lord"), which was common in the Middle Ages, was later replaced by the title " baron ".
This denomination is still used today by a few “primeval nobility” families who belong to the high or the lower nobility . The best-known families of the high nobility are the Fürsten zur Lippe , who bear this title in the following form: “Prince or Prince and Noble Herr zur Lippe”, in the lower nobility the Gans Noble Herren zu Putlitz family .
This designation should not be confused with the title “ Edler v.”, Also “Edler Herr und Ritter v.”, Given to the noble families in Bavaria and Austria .