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earl marshal

earl marshal noun: a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom, responsible for state funerals and coronations.

Noun

earl marshal (plural earl marshals or earls marshal)

  1. (UK) A hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom, responsible for state funerals and coronations.

Forms of earl marshal

pluralearl marshals
pluralearls marshal

Questions about earl marshal

What does earl marshal mean?
Earl marshal means a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom, responsible for state funerals and coronations.
What part of speech is earl marshal?
Earl marshal is a noun.
What is the plural of earl marshal?
The plural of earl marshal is earl marshals.

Words near earl marshal in the dictionary

  1. earings
  2. Earith
  3. earl
  4. Earl Grey
  5. Earl Greys
  6. earl marshal
  7. earl marshals
  8. Earl of Cork
  9. Earl Shilton
  10. Earl Stonham
  11. Earl's Court

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