Meaning of earl | Babel Free

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1. The title of an earl
2. A 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
3. The title of an earl.
4. A male given name from English from the English noun earl.
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5. A 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.
6. a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called a count for a time after the Norman Conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
7. A male given name from English from the English noun earl
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts
9. A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname.
10. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.
11. a British nobleman between a marquis and a viscount in rank. graaf إيرل: لَقَب شَرَف إنجليزي граф barão hrabě der Graf earl; jarl κόμηςconde krahv ارل jaarli comte אֶרל इंगलैंड के सामन्तों की विशिष्ट पदवी grof gróf gelar bangsawan jarl conte 伯爵 백작 grafas grāfs bangsawan inggeris graafjarlhrabia (پرټ) يواشرافى چه رتبه يې له مار كيس څخه ټيټه، وى barão conte граф gróf grof grof greve ตำแหน่งขุนนางอังกฤษ kont 伯爵 граф برطانوی رئیس جس کا درجہ مارکوئس اور وائی کاؤنٹ کے درمیان ہے bá tước 伯爵
12. A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname
13. A female given name.
14. A British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquis, corresponding to a count in continental Europe.
15. A female given name
16. A number of places in the United States:
17. An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
18. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
19. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri. A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Springbrook, Washburn County, Wisconsin
20. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
21. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. Female equivalent: countess
22. A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
23. (Historical Terms) (in Anglo-Saxon England) a royal governor of any of the large divisions of the kingdom, such as Wessex
24. An unincorporated community in Springbrook, Washburn County, Wisconsin.
25. n → Graf m
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Examples

“And therefore the Bishop and clergy of Man were totally powerless to resist the alteration of doctrinal articles and rites of worship which Earls Edward and Henry, between 1521 and 1594, following the edicts of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, introduced into the Isle of Man.”

“"Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls -" "Displacing Ella and Stella," interrupted Dick. "And Pearl and Jewel,", Gloria added cordially, " and Earl and Elmer and Minnie."”

“- - - in a world of mandatory diminutives, a corporation of jolly Bills and Jacks and Herbs and Teds in which an unabbreviable given name like Earl must have been a minor handicap, "Oat" was the best that could be done for a man with the given name of Otis.”

“The sheriff’s office released a compilation of bodycam footage Friday from deputies at the scene that shows them handcuffing Earl and pinning him down for more than 20 minutes as he struggles and repeatedly shouts for help.”

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