Hypertext Webster Gateway: "earl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, or Syngnathus,
acus}); -- called also {earl}, and {tanglefish}.
(b) The garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earl \Earl\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The needlefish. [Ireland]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earl \Earl\, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS.
erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr.
? male, Zend arshan man. Cf. {Jarl}.]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Earl
n : a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount
[syn: {Earl}]
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