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Earl
see synonyms of earlNoun
1. earl
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
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Earl
see synonyms of earlnoun
1.
(in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
. Female equivalent: countess2.
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a royal governor of any of the large divisions of the kingdom, such as Wessex
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Earl
see synonyms of earl noun
a masculine name
noun
a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess
the wife or widow of an earl is called a countessWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Earl
see synonyms of earln.
1. A British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquis, corresponding to a count in continental Europe.
2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
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