earl
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.
Noun 2 meanings
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.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.
Etymology
From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).
EARL at a glance
EARL has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + L 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,230 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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