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| count2 |
one who holds a rank of European nobility that is equivalent to that of an English earl. |
| countess |
a woman married to, or the widow of, a count or earl. [2 definitions] |
| earl |
a British nobleman who is ranked above a viscount and below a marquess. An earl is the British equivalent of a count. |
| Jimmy Carter |
U.S. statesman, the 39th U.S. President (1977-1981) and 83rd Governor of Georgia (1971-1975); born James Earl Carter, Jr. (b.1924). |
| marquess |
a British nobleman with rank under a duke and above an earl. A marquess is the equivalent of a French marquis. |
| viscount |
a nobleman that ranks just beneath an earl or count and above a baron. |
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