noun🔗Share(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess."The king invited the dukes, marquesses, earls, and viscounts to the royal banquet. "royaltitlepersonhistorysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts."While hiking in the forest, we spotted several beautiful earls flitting among the leaves, distinct from the counts and viscounts also found in that butterfly genus. "animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
