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Emperor
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Knight
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Prime minister
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Prince
Prince, from French "Prince" (itself from the Latin root princeps), is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarchs' or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The Latin word prīnceps (older... -
Admiral
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Viscount
A viscount (pronounced /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ vye-count) is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl (in Britain) or a count (the earl's continental equivalent). The word viscount, known to be used in English since 1387, comes... -
Sidekick
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General
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Viceroy
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Count
Comte is a title of French nobility. In the English language, the title is count, a rank in several European nobilities. The corresponding rank in England is earl. A Comte ranks below a Marquis or Margrave (the French have two equivalent words for the same title) and above a Vicomte.
