earl
Countess's male counterpart
Earl is a British noble rank, falling between marquess and viscount in the peerage hierarchy.
The title corresponds to count in other European systems—a countess is an earl's wife.
Earls were originally royal officials governing shires, though the title became hereditary.
The Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Essex.
Feminine noble rank
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
- marquessNobleman below duke
- viscountMid-ranking British noble
baron · baronet · lord · lady · nobility · aristocracy · rank · precedence
Largest British country
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
Norman · Plantagenet · Tudor · peerage · realm · crown · sovereign · court
Landed aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- demesneLord's private estate
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
liege · serf · tenant · lands · domain · shire · county · overlord
Following in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
birthright · primogeniture · heir · descendants · ancestry · forebears · patrimony · legacy
Dominant industrial leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
- capitalistPrivate ownership supporter
landholder · powerbroker · influence · wealth · patronage · benefactor · philanthropist · prominence
countess
Feminine noble rank
viscount · baron · baronet · lord · lady · nobility · aristocracy · rank · precedence · coronet
England
Largest British country
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
Anglo-Saxon · Norman · Plantagenet · Tudor · peerage · realm · crown · sovereign · court · nobility
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
vassal · liege · serf · tenant · lands · domain · shire · county · overlord · fealty
succession
Following in order
inheritance · birthright · primogeniture · heir · descendants · ancestry · forebears · patrimony · legacy · pedigree
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
capitalist · landholder · powerbroker · influence · wealth · patronage · benefactor · philanthropist · prominence · standing
- Earl GreyBergamot-flavored black tea
- James Earl Jones
- Earl Warren