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earl    音标拼音: ['ɚl]
n. 伯爵

伯爵

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
    An earl has the title Earl of [X] when the title originates from a placename, or Earl [X] when the title comes from a surname In either case, he is referred to as Lord [X], and his wife as Lady [X]
  • 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
  • Whats the Difference Between a Duke and an Earl?
    Britain's peerage system, which dates to Anglo-Saxon times, consists of five ranks: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron, according to Debrett's, a leading source of information on the British peerage system
  • What is an Earl? Noble Title Explained - Lordship Titles
    The word "earl" comes from the Old English word "eorl," which means "warrior" or "nobleman " Earls typically hold land known as an earldom, but they may also hold other titles, such as baron or viscount
  • My Name Is Earl (TV Series 2005–2009) - IMDb
    The premise is simple: Earl (the very likable Jason Lee, often seen in Kevin Smith films, and whose on screen demeanor sometimes reminds me of Chevy Chase in his youthful prime) is Earl, a small-time raggedy thief who snags a $100,000 winning lottery ticket
  • EARL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of EARL is a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  • earl, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    When a duke or a marquess has an earldom as his second title, this is ‘by courtesy’ given to his eldest son: thus the heir of the Duke of Northumberland is Earl Percy while that of the Marquess of Winchester is the Earl of Wiltshire
  • EARL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    EARL definition: 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 See examples of earl used in a sentence
  • List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia
    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
  • My Name Is Earl - Wikipedia
    Earl Hickey is a small-time thief, living in the fictional rural town of Camden, who loses his winning $100,000 lottery ticket after being hit by a car while he celebrates his good fortune Lying in a hospital bed, he learns about karma during an episode of the talk show Last Call with Carson Daly





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