earl
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8.8
- noun
- /ɪrəl/
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- His name is Anthony Ashley Cooper, but we know him as the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Maybe these were those kind of men who were captured and killed by the the local Earl and his thanes.
- Maybe these were those kind of men who were captured and killed by the the local Earl and his thanes.
Examples
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He's the fourth son of an earl.
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Mary was forced to abdicate and the Earl of Murray took power as Regent for her infant son James.
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The reason it came to three families was that the title was held by the Earl of Oxford.
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Of course, his grandfather was an earl, you know.
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The earl must do everything in his power merely to survive.
Fiction book (1991) -
Edward, our poet earl, has returned to court.
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Well, Princess Diana was the daughter of an earl.
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And here is the Earl of Shaftesbury.
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It is true that an earl is not a prince.
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The title of earl is often passed down through generations within noble families.
Synonyms
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4.8
A man who has a noble title and may sit in the House of Lords
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8.2
A nobleman in some European countries with a rank like an earl
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5.3
A person from a high social family with a title
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8.6
A noble person with a title who sits in the House of Lords
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5.6
A man from a high social class who has a title
Compounds
- UK
An officer with a high noble rank in Britain who organizes royal ceremonies and formal public events
How Noble
Surface Forms
Etymology
Earl comes from the old English word eorl, which meant 'noble' or 'warrior' and is like the Old Norse jarl meaning 'chief'. So an earl today is still a high British nobleman, a kind of leader in old times.