Count, the central character in this novel: the archetype of a vampire.
Origin: ≪ LG Dracol, Dracole, Dracle a by-name of the Wallachian prince Vlad II, “the Impaler” (1431–76); orig. of the name is disputed, but it has long been popularly associated with Rum dracul the devil (drac devil (< L dracōdragon) + -ul definite article)
[drak-yuh-luh] 
) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.