Earl of Leicester
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Earl of Leicester — idiom
1. a title given to a British nobleman in the past, most famously held by Robert Du
1.idiom
Definition
a title given to a British nobleman in the past, most famously held by Robert Dudley, a close advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, and by Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century political leader
Example
Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, was a powerful figure at the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
The title Earl of Leicester has been given to several different English noble families over the centuries.