earl (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *earl*:
NOUN	person	earl	a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount / viscount

earl > pronunciation
Sounds	er'l
Rhymes	birle ... whorl: 16 rhymes with erl...

English > *earl*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount / viscount.
Instances	Montfort, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester	An English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
Broader	peer	A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount / viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
Spanish	conde
Catalan	comte
Nouns	earldom	the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
Nouns	earldom	the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess

HyperDic: earl