ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʌz nˌɑːɾə nˈoʊbəlmən, hiː ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ nˈaɪt fɚðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪn hɪz dˈaɪəlɑːɡz hˌuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd hɪz ˈoʊn vjˈuːz ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ də mˈeɪɹˈeɪ bɪkˈʌz hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt mˈeɪɹˈeɪ.
Although he was not a nobleman, he adopted the title chevalier (knight) for the character in his dialogues who represented his own views (chevalier de Méré because he was educated at Méré).