earl
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Etymology [edit]
Middle English erl, from Old English eorl, from *erlaz (compare Old Norse jarl, Old Saxon/Old High German erl), from *erōnan, *arōnan (compare Old Norse jara 'fight, battle'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (compare Latin orior 'to rise, get up', Ancient Greek órnēmi 'to urge, incite', Avestan ərənaoiti 'to move', Sanskrit ṛṇóti 'to arise, reach, move, attack').
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Noun [edit]
earl (plural earls)
- A British 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.
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a British nobleman
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