Meaning of EARL
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| | Definition: | | [n] a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount |
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| | See Also: | | Earl of Leicester, Montfort, peer, Simon de Montfort | |
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| | Definition: | | E.A.R.L
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\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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