earl

(ʉrl)

noun

a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess: the wife or widow of an earl is called a countess

Origin: ME erl, nobleman, count < OE eorl, warrior, akin to ON jarl, leader, noble

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noun

a masculine name

Origin: see earl

See earl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquis, corresponding to a count in continental Europe.
Abbr. E. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English erl, nobleman of high rank

Origin: , from Old English eorl

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