/drak"yeuh leuh/ , n.
1. ( italics ) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
2. Count , the central character in this novel: the archetype of a vampire.
[ Dracol, Dracole, Dracle a by-name of the Wallachian prince Vlad II, "the Impaler" (1431-76); orig. of the name is disputed, but it has long been popularly associated with Rum dracul the devil ( drac devil ( draco DRAGON) + -ul definite article) ]