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earl    音標拼音: ['ɚl]
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earl
n 1: a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a
viscount

Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The European great pipefish ({Siphostoma acus} or
{Syngnathus acus}); -- called also {earl}, and
{tanglefish}.
(b) The garfish.
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Earl \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}.
[1913 Webster]


Earl \Earl\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The needlefish. [Ireland]
[1913 Webster]

39 Moby Thesaurus words for "earl":
Brahman, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood,
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

EARL, Eng. law. A title of nobility next below a marquis and above a
viscount.
2. Earls were anciently called comites, because they were wont comitari
regem, to wait upon the king for counsel and advice. He was also called
shireman, because each earl had the civil government of a shire.
3. After the Norman conquest they were called counts, whence the shires
obtained the names of counties. They have now nothing to do with the
government of counties, which has entirely devolved on the sheriff, the
earl's deputy, or vice comes.

Earl, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 234
Housing Units (2000): 109
Land area (2000): 0.819678 sq. miles (2.122956 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.819678 sq. miles (2.122956 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19140
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.195465 N, 81.534663 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Earl, NC
Earl

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  • Earl - Wikipedia
    An earl has the title Earl of [X] when the title originates from a placename, or Earl [X] when the title comes from a surname In either case, he is referred to as Lord [X], and his wife as Lady [X]
  • Earl | British Nobility, Titles Ranks | Britannica
    The five ranks of British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron The title earl is of Scandinavian origin and first appeared in England under Canute (1016–35) as jarl, of which the Anglo-Saxon version was eorl
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    Earl (Countess) Earl is the oldest title in the British peerage, dating back to the 11th century Originally an earl administered a province or a "shire" for the king
  • What Did an English Earl Actually Do? — History Facts
    Known as the peerage system, this noble hierarchy consists of five ranks today: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron The title of earl — the oldest in the peerage system — dates back to the end of the early medieval period, during the reign of King Canute (or Cnut) in the 11th century
  • What is an Earl? - Lordship Titles
    Historically, an earl was the ruler of a county or earldom, but the title is now primarily ceremonial In the U K , there are currently around 190 earls The Earl of Wessex is the highest-ranking earl in the peerage system He’s also second in line to the British throne
  • EARL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of EARL is a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  • earl, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
    There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun earl, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
  • EARL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    EARL definition: 1 (the title of) a British man of high social rank, between a marquis and a viscount: 2 (the… Learn more
  • Whats the Difference Between a Duke, Earl, Count, Viscount, Baron, and . . .
    But first, a quick primer: All of the people holding the titles of duke duchess, marquess marchioness, earl countess, viscount viscountess, and baron baroness are part of the “peerage” of the United Kingdom, and those titles get bestowed directly from the monarch or inherited from an ancestor
  • Earl - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    An Earl (or Jarl) was a title for nobility used by Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians It originally meant " chieftain " and it referred especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead





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