the.com/earl
A title halfway up the noble ladder, ranking dukes and marquesses above your ambitions.
viking rootFrom Old Norse jarl, meaning chieftain or warrior
no femaleAn earl's wife is a countess, oddly enough
oldest rankThe most ancient title in the British peerage
grey's blendEarl Grey tea named for a 1830s prime minister
sandwich kinThe Earl of Sandwich gave us handheld lunch