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Earl
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The needlefish. [Ireland]