early purple orchid
- n Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
earl marshal
- n an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies
earl of leicester
- n an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
earl of warwick
- n English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)