Sentence:  So the <WSD>highman</WSD> sent to the King, asking him to purchase the wool for his troops at a bargain price. "But the <WSD>highman</WSD> did not know that rain in the west hills had caused a blight of wool rot on the sheep there. ..." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.