Definition: Meaning of, Essex, the Earl of in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈɛsɪks ðə;ðɪ;ðiː ɒv;(ə)v /
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(1566-1601) an English soldier and politician. For many years he was a close friend and adviser of Queen Elizabeth I, but after their friendship ended she ordered him to be put in prison and, later, to be killed.