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| earl [ url ] (plural earls) |
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middle-ranking British nobleman: a British nobleman of a rank above a viscount and below a marquess. The title corresponds to "count" in Europe, and Great Britain and Europe both use "countess" for a woman's equivalent rank.
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| [ Old English eorl "warrior, nobleman." Origin ?] |
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 earl·dom noun |
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