Earl vs. Count

Earlnoun

(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.

Earlnoun

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.

Earlnoun

The needlefish.

Earlnoun

a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount

Earl

Earl () is a rank of the nobility in Britain. The title originates in the Old English word eorl, meaning .

Countverb

(intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.

Countverb

(transitive) To determine the number (of objects in a group).

Countverb

(intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.

Countverb

(intransitive) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.

Countverb

(transitive) To consider something an example of something.

Countverb

(obsolete) To take account or note (of).

Countverb

To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

Countnoun

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

Countnoun

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

Countnoun

A countdown.

Countnoun

(legal) A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.

Countnoun

(baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.

Countnoun

(obsolete) An object of interest or account; value; estimation.

Countnoun

The male ruler of a county.

Countnoun

A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.

Countnoun

(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.

Countadjective

Countable.

Countverb

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.

Countverb

To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.

Countverb

To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.

Countverb

To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.

Countverb

To reckon; to rely; to depend; - with on or upon.

Countverb

To take account or note; - with

Countverb

To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

Countnoun

The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.

Countnoun

An object of interest or account; value; estimation.

Countnoun

A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution.

Countnoun

A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.

Countnoun

the total number counted;

Countnoun

the act of counting;

Countnoun

a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl

Countverb

determine the number or amount of;

Countverb

have weight; have import, carry weight;

Countverb

show consideration for; take into account;

Countverb

name or recite the numbers;

Countverb

put into a group;

Countverb

include as if by counting;

Countverb

have faith or confidence in;

Countverb

take account of;

Count

Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. The etymologically related English term denoted the land owned by a count.