nobiliary

a phrase consisting of 1) an element meaning the same as of when set before a surname or domain name, and 2) possibly an article; notice that in Germany the n. may precede a surname, whatever its ultimate origin, e.g., “Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber” where Weber means ‘weaver’; the n. as a surname piece is introduced in PS-RULE [PS6] whereas as part of the postpositive title phrase in PS-RULE [PS15]