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jarl

[yahrl]
–noun Scandinavian History.
a chieftain; earl.

Origin:
1810–20; < ON jarl; see earl


jarldom, noun
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jarl   (yärl)   
n.  A medieval Scandinavian chieftain or nobleman.

[Old Norse.]
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