earl
n. கோமான், இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள பெருங்குடிமரபுப் பட்டங்களில் ஒன்று.
Earl, n. Etym: [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. arshan man. Cf. Jarl.] Defn: 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. Earl, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: The needlefish. [Ireland]