belted earl

noun

Definitions

  1. 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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