earl
A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquessA British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
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Meaning
2 sensesA British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
Graf, Earl
графgraf, эрлerl
графhraf, ерлerl
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.
Examples
10 sentencesDoes Tom like Earl Grey tea?
Do you like Earl Grey tea?
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deMagst du Earl-Grey-Tee?
A viscount ranks below an earl or count but above a baron.
The earl loved her deeply.
James Earl Jones has become one with the Force.
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Origin
From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, fromFrom Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).
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