belted earl
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An earl whose title goes back to the period prior to the 18th century when a sword and…
An earl whose title goes back to the period prior to the 18th century when a sword and belt received from the monarch were tokens of that title.
- This William was the sixth belted earl of that house of Douglas.
- It was Boone Havock and his immense and parrot-squawking wife Queenie who were the great people, the belted earl and terraced countess, of the occasion […]
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