What does Earl mean?
Definitions for Earl
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Princeton's WordNet
earlnoun
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
Wiktionary
earlnoun
A British 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.
Earlnoun
The title of an earl.
Earlnoun
from the English noun earl.
Earlnoun
for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname.
Etymology: erl, from eorl, from irilaz, arilaz (compare jarl, Old Saxon/ erl), from erōnan, arōnan (compare jara 'fight, battle'), from h₁er- (compare orior 'to rise, get up', órnēmi 'to urge, incite', ərənaoiti 'to move', ṛṇóti 'to arise, reach, move, attack').
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EARLnoun
A title of nobility, anciently the highest of this nation, now the third.
Etymology: eorl, Saxon; eoryl, Erse.
Thanes and kinsmen, Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland
For such an honour nam’d. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
Wikipedia
Earl
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word eorl, meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. After the Norman Conquest, it became the equivalent of the continental count (in England in the earlier period, it was more akin to a duke; in Scotland, it assimilated the concept of mormaer). Alternative names for the rank equivalent to "earl" or "count" in the nobility structure are used in other countries, such as the hakushaku (伯爵) of the post-restoration Japanese Imperial era. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of earl never developed; instead, countess is used.
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earl
An earl is a rank of nobility in the British hierarchical system, traditionally associated with the feudal system, ranking below a marquis and above a viscount. Earls have often been associated with specific regions or territories, known as earldoms. The female equivalent of an earl is a countess.
Webster Dictionary
Earlnoun
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
Earlnoun
the needlefish
Etymology: [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.]
Wikidata
Earl
An earl is a member of the nobility. The title is Anglo-Saxon, akin to the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Scandinavia, it became obsolete in the Middle Ages and was replaced with duke. In later medieval Britain, it became the equivalent of the continental count. However, earlier in Scandinavia jarl could also mean sovereign prince. For example, the rulers of several of the petty kingdoms of Norway had in fact the title of jarl and in many cases of no lesser power than their neighbours who had the title of king. Alternative names for the "Earl/Count" rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries, such as Hakushaku during the Japanese Imperial era. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above viscount. There never developed a feminine form of earl; countess is used as the equivalent feminine title.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Earl
a title of nobility, ranking third in the British peerage; originally election to the dignity of earl carried with it a grant of land held in feudal tenure, the discharge of judicial and administrative duties connected therewith, and was the occasion of a solemn service of investiture. In course of time the title lost its official character, and since the reign of Queen Anne all ceremony of investiture has been dispensed with, the title being conferred by letters-patent. The word is derived from the Anglo-Saxon eorls which signified the "gentle folk," as distinguished from the ceorls, the "churls" or "simple folk."
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
EARL
A title of nobility. EARLY A title of stupidity. See old saw, "Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man a farmer!"
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
EARL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Earl is ranked #2270 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Earl surname appeared 16,027 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Earl.
72.3% or 11,596 total occurrences were White.
21.3% or 3,423 total occurrences were Black.
2.7% or 434 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.1% or 343 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 117 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 114 total occurrences were Asian.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Earl' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4013
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Earl' in Nouns Frequency: #1608
Anagrams for Earl »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Earl in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Earl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Earl in a Sentence
With Tiger's career, with him taking a break, being injured and now being back, there's always something to talk about with him so people are a bit curious, which is understandable, some of the biggest frustrations I've had in my career is always being known as someone's relative versus Earl Woods. Now I do feel I have my own identity, whether it's the headline or not.
Detroit Mercys last win over a Top 10 team on the road was in 1979 at Marquette when the Titans had future NBA players, including Earl Cureton and the late Terry Duerod. Gabe Brown scored 16 points and Joey Hauser added 10 points for the Spartans, who leaned on Watts in the second half as he scored 12 points and had all four of his assists without a turnover. He was dynamite, scoring and getting guys open shots.
As a part of the museum [we’ve] developed several different interactive [screens] that students will be able to use as they’re coming through the museum, it really gives them the history [and] the background of Grant and it’s actually narrated by James Earl Jones.
The only thing Earl Weaver knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle:
Eula and I are praying for the family of Officer Keith Earl and everyone in Huntsville Police Department. We offer our deepest condolences as our community mourns his loss and remembers his service.
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- الايرل لقب انكليزيArabic
- графBulgarian
- hraběCzech
- iarllWelsh
- greve, jarlDanish
- GrafGerman
- κόμηςGreek
- grafoEsperanto
- condeSpanish
- jaarliFinnish
- jarlFaroese
- comteFrench
- iarlaScottish Gaelic
- राजाHindi
- grófHungarian
- կոմսArmenian
- jarlIcelandic
- conteItalian
- רוזןHebrew
- 伯爵Japanese
- ព្រះKhmer
- comesLatin
- ерл, грофMacedonian
- अर्लMarathi
- graafDutch
- jarlNorwegian
- hrabiaPolish
- condePortuguese
- conteRomanian
- графRussian
- jarlSwedish
- графUkrainian
- 伯爵Chinese
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