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.