earl

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a British or Irish nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount, equivalent in rank to a count

   The earl inherited the title and its associated estates from his father.

Common collocations

• earl marshal Noun + noun

From Old English eorl ("nobleman, warrior"), cognate with Old Norse jarl. After the Norman Conquest, earl became the English title corresponding to continental count; the wife or female holder of the rank is a countess.

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