earl - a British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count.countess - the wife of a count or earl.lord - an aristocrat, a man of high rank, a titled nobleman.landowner - a person who owns land.tyrant - a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly.inhabitant - a person who lives in a particular place. pervert - a person who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals, a person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.