Definition of earl Earl
/ɚˈl/ - [erl] - earl
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What does earl mean?
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NounPlural: earls |
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| earl - a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount | ||
| peer a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- earl (n.)
A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. - earl (n.)
The needlefish.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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earl
The male ruler of a county.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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earl
ėrl, n. an English nobleman ranking between a marquis and a viscount:—fem. Count′ess.—ns. Earl′dom, the dominion or dignity of an earl; Earl′-mar′shal, an English officer of state, president of the Heralds' College—the Scotch form Earl-marischal. [A.S. eorl, a warrior, hero; cf. Ice. jarl.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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earl
A title of nobility.
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An Earl or Jarl was an Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian title, meaning "chieftain" and it referred especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Scandinavia, it got out of use in the Middle Ages, whereas, in Britain, it became synonymous with the continental count.
Today, an earl is a member of the British peerage and ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. A British Earl is equivalent to a continental Count. Since there is no feminine form of Earl, the wife of an Earl bears the rank of Countess (the continental equivalent).
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🔤- earl, noun, singular of earls.
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