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earl
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noun
- a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- (in Anglo-Saxon England) a governor of one of the great divisions of England, including East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria, and Wessex.
Earl
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noun
- a male given name: from the old English word meaning “noble.”
earl
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noun
- (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount Female equivalentcountess
- (in Anglo-Saxon England) a royal governor of any of the large divisions of the kingdom, such as Wessex
Word History and Origins
Origin of earl1
Word History and Origins
Origin of earl1
Example Sentences
He inherited it following his father's death in 2015, and began to think more deeply about what it meant to be an earl.
Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.
The tomb became an enclosed vault after an 18th Century earl raised the roof.
Maidwell Hall in Northamptonshire said it was "sobering" to read about the earl's experiences.
The earl spoke to his friends and contemporaries, who he says had "locked" their memories away and found solace in sharing their stories with him.
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