1. earl - Noun
2. Earl - Proper noun
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.
The needlefish.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHer name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and she mated well with the earl. Daisy Ashford
Oh I see said the Earl but my own idear is that these things are as piffle before the wind. Daisy Ashford
One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind. David Gemmell
Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I be if I could not. David Gemmell
There were few who thought him a starter, Many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM, an Earl and a Knight of the Garter. Clement Attlee
God keep ill gear out o' my hands; for if my hand ance get it, my heart winna part wi't, sae prayed the gude earl of eglinton. Scottish Proverb