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earl    音标拼音: ['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
    Earls were governors or viceroys, ruling in the king's name, keeping the peace, dispensing justice, and raising armies Like the earlier ealdormen, they received the third penny from their jurisdictions Earls ranked above thegns in precedence and were the chief counselors in the witan (king's council) [19] The office of earl was not hereditary
  • 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 It now stands third in precedence, between marquess (1385) and viscount (1440) The five ranks of British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron
  • Whats the Difference Between a Duke and an Earl?
    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 There are currently 191 earls and four countesses in their own right In a break with tradition, Elizabeth's third son, Prince Edward, became Earl of Wessex on his wedding day in 1999 Why the
  • EARL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of EARL is a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  • List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
    This is a list of the 189 present [when?] earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles
  • 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
  • Earl (given name) - Wikipedia
    Earl is an English given name, predominantly popular in North America, meaning "warrior" or "nobleman" [1] and derived from the rank of nobility of the same name Instances of its use as a given name date back to 12th-century England [2] Some of the holders of this name are: Earl, fictional character in the animated preschool TV series Wow! Wow!
  • British nobility | Ranks, Titles, Hierarchy, In Order, Honorifics . . .
    Earl Earl is the third highest rank It is the oldest title and was the highest until the dukedom was created Its origins can be traced back to Scandinavia, and it first appeared in England during the reign of Canute (1016–35)
  • 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





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