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earl    音標拼音: ['ɚl]
n. 伯爵

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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.
[1913 Webster]


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
    Earl is the oldest title and rank of English nobles, and it was also the highest, until 1337, when Edward the Black Prince was created duke of Cornwall by Edward III
  • 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? Noble Title and Peerage Explained
    An Earl is a high-ranking noble in the British peerage system, sitting third in the five-tier hierarchy below Dukes and Marquesses The title dates back over a thousand years to Anglo-Saxon England, making it the oldest rank of English nobility
  • EARL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of EARL is a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  • What is an Earl? Noble Title Explained - Lordship Titles
    The word "earl" comes from the Old English word "eorl," which means "warrior" or "nobleman " Earls typically hold land known as an earldom, but they may also hold other titles, such as baron or viscount
  • EARL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Being an earl used to come with a great deal of power and control over a certain region, including the authority to pass judgment in courts of law While it's still prestigious to be an earl, there's less actual power involved in the position
  • British nobility | Ranks, Titles, Hierarchy, In Order, Honorifics . . .
    The five ranks of the British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron
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  • Earl - definition of earl by The Free Dictionary
    earl (ɜrl) n a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called a count for a time after the Norman Conquest The wife of an earl is a countess





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