European nobleman (7)
I believe the answer is:
marquis
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">european nobleman</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for marquis that I've seen before include "French nobleman (like de Sade)" , "British nobleman" , "Foreign nobleman ranking above a count" , "De Sade's noble rank" , "toff" .)