NOBLE, NOBLEMAN Copy link • NOBLE, NOBLEMANs. homo nobilis or generosus; homo nobili genere natus (general term, of noble descent). A nobleman of ancient dignity, homo antiquo genere natus; homo veteris prosapiae et multarum imaginum: homo ex familia vetere et illustri natus: a new nobleman, homo novus, or a se ortus; homo unā imagine nobilis: the nobles, homines nobiles; also simply nobiles. (☞ In the fifth century, homines convivae regis.