About The Word Earl
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Earl
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What's The Definition Of Earl?
[n] a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount
Synonyms | Synonyms for Earl: Related Terms | Find terms related to Earl: archduke | aristocrat | armiger | baron | baronet | blue blood | Brahman | count | daimio | duke | esquire | gentleman | grand duke | grandee | hidalgo | lace-curtain | laird | landgrave | lord | lordling | magnate | magnifico | margrave | marquis | noble | nobleman | optimate | palsgrave | patrician | peer | seigneur | seignior | silk-stocking | squire | swell | thoroughbred | upper-cruster | viscount | waldgrave See Also | Earl of Leicester | Montfort | peer | Simon de Montfort Earl In Webster's Dictionary \Earl\, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS.
erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr.
? male, Zend arshan man. Cf. {Jarl}.]
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. (Zo["o]l.) The needlefish. [Ireland] |
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