Earl

Definition of Earl

n.1.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.
1.(Zool.) The needlefish.

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