EGAVE

earl

About 11.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
  2. noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.

Similar words

comte nobleman lordship earle lord marshal fairy tale count randy

Often followed by

of and was grey warren had marshal russell spencer

Word family

earldom earldoms earls

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