belted earl
belted earl noun: 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.
Noun
belted earl (plural belted earls)
- 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.1728, Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, The History of Scotland from 1436 to 1565, Glasgow, published 1749, page 14
- It was pretty interesting to imagine things about them—to imagine that perhaps the girl who sat next to you was really the daughter of a belted earl, who had been stolen away from her parents in her infancy by a cruel nurse who died before she could confess.1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 2, in Anne of Green Gables
Forms of belted earl
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Questions about belted earl
- What does belted earl mean?
- Belted earl means 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.
- What part of speech is belted earl?
- Belted earl is a noun.
- What is the plural of belted earl?
- The plural of belted earl is belted earls.
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