Definition of earl
Nouns
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
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Earl of Leicester
an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
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peer
a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
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