1. A nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl.
2. The act of counting; SYN. counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally.
3. The total number counted.

(Homonym: URL).
A British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount.
In the British peerage, the third title in order of rank, coming between marquess and viscount; it is the oldest of British titles, being of Scandinavian origin. An earl's wife is a countess.

(German) title, equivalent of earl, in Germany and Sweden.