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<p>Queen Misery wrote:
the "evil knight" is a well-enough known archetype that it can stay as its own category.. it also makes it much simpler, since it can mean both a military rank or a simple title.. if we really, really want to get rid of it the best would be Aristocrats (for those who are of "noble" rank (barons, lords, knights, counts etc) - without being Monarchy (kings, queens, emperors, princes, princesses etc) ).
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<p>How about Knighted. That covers both actual military fighting men and "in name only title".
</p><p>Otherwise "Aristocrats" or "Nobility" works best for the knighted while leaving Military for the fighting variety.
</p><p>Though I'll ask, is a *title* even a necessary category for a villain?
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