1. 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.
2. Noun
The needlefish.
3. Noun
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
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