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earl Definition

earl (ʉrl)

noun

a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess: the wife or widow of an earl is called a countess

Etymology: ME erl, nobleman, count < OE eorl, warrior, akin to ON jarl, leader, noble

earl Related Forms

earl·dom noun

Earl Definition

Earl (ʉrl)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: see earl

earl Synonyms

earl

n.

earl Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • create: He was created an earl for his leadership in 1919.
  • become: The English Civil Wars Open James Graham had become earl of Montrose in 1626.
  • say: Science department at say emphatically a chief justice earl.
  • make: John of Gaunt, son of K Edw III, was then made earl of Richmond ( GEC, x, pp.

Converse of subject

hold: Customary courts are held here occasionally by the earl of Lonsdale, who derived the title of Baron Burgh from this Barony.

Adjective modifier

  • seventh: James was the son of Sir James Graham and Lady Catharine Stewart, daughter of John, seventh earl of Galloway.
  • 4th: Patrick married Margaret Home and there family were: James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell.
  • 10th: It seems likely that the 10th earl had only a son, Edmund, by his first wife.
  • sixth: In 1514 she married Archibald Douglas, sixth earl of Angus, and fled Scotland with him.
  • noble: The noble earl of Shrewsbury, let's hear him.
  • 5th: Most of these were taken by Hugh, 5th earl of Annesley, who was an enthusiastic amateur photographer.

Modifies a noun

  • gray: The children play well here, as nicely designed, free soft drinks for children [ weak juice ] and earl gray for mommy!
  • court: Exhibitions and earls court london the NEC birmingham national exhibition center and manchester Gmex.
  • majette: Home owner liability insurance they provided access their way back homeowner earl majette the growth of.
  • tea: I go there every Saturday morning with my girlfriend and share a pot of earl gray tea for only £ 1.60!
  • morcar: It is written almost as a journal of the life of earl Morcar so there are passages where the storyline is slow.

Noun used with modifier

homeowner: Home owner liability insurance they provided access their way back homeowner earl majette the growth of.

Possessives

  • son: The picture is of the earl's eldest son paying his final respects.
  • daughter: Tom's father was an academic, his widowed mother an earl's daughter.
  • brother: It was built by Alan the Earl of Richmond who also built Richmond Castle and it belonged to the earl's brother Ribald.

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