1: German: status name from Middle High German edel ‘noble’ + man ‘man’. In the Middle Ages the Edelmann ranked below the Graf and the Ritter and above the free citizens and the [...]
1: German: status name from Middle High German edel ‘noble’ + man ‘man’. In the Middle Ages the Edelmann ranked below the Graf and the Ritter and above the free citizens and the [...]