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jarl definition

jarl (yärl)

noun

in early Scandinavia, a chieftain or nobleman

Etymology: ON, akin to OE eorl: see earl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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