Pronunciation : Earl
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. arshan man. Cf. Jarl.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Earl
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The needlefish. [Ireland]
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913