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belted earls

belted earls is the plural of belted earl.

Meaning of belted earl

Noun

belted earl (plural belted earls)

  1. 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

Questions about belted earls

What is belted earls the plural of?
Belted earls is the plural of belted earl.

Words near belted earls in the dictionary

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  3. belted cable
  4. belted down
  5. belted earl
  6. belted earls
  7. Belted Galloway
  8. belted kingfisher
  9. belted kingfishers
  10. belted knight
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