Dictionary  earlPronunciation: (ûrl), [key] —n. 1. a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess. 2. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a governor of one of the great divisions of England, including East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria, and Wessex. EarlPronunciation: (ûrl), [key] —n. a male given name: from the old English word meaning “noble.” Also,Earle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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