earl

[US]/ɜːl/
[UK]/ə..l/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess

Phrases & Collocations

Earl of Devon

Earldom

earl grey

Example Sentences

the earl married twice.

the Earl Marshal attached Gloucester for high treason.

a petition by the earls, barons, and commonalty of the realm.

the earl died without male issue.

the Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III.

Boycott was the estate agent of the Earl of Erne in County Mayo, Ireland.

The Earl of Harewood is a female-line first cousin of the Queen.

they owed fealty to the Earl rather than the King.

the Earl of Pembroke offered Herbert the presentation of the living of Bremerton.

the sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Mar.

“It is not for me to attempt to fathom the inscrutable workings of Providence” (Earl of Birkenhead).

Earls of Wilbraham, quasi wild boar ham

he was charged with procuring the deaths of the Earl of Lancaster and other nobles.

The Earl of Arundel’s heir was restored to his inheritance and granted the lordship of Chirk.

The marriage of her parents has been attended by the Queen.Her father, Earl Spencer, was an equerry to King George VI.

"Send my letters under cover to my grandpapa, the Earl of Dexter," said Miss Saltire (who, by the way, was rather shabby).

Real-world Examples

Duckes, earls, and barons are all lords.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

This seemed to suggest that the anaconda was not descended from the earl.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Perhaps you can make people knights and ladies, dukes and earls, things like that.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Having bought the legendary landscape he set about doing what kings and earls do best.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

Play your best, he told them, and I'll make you barons and dukes and earls.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

The owner of Kenwood house, William Murray the first earl of Mansfield, was an unusual man.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

The point is, when you refused Matthew, you were the daughter of an earl with an unsullied reputation.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

Yet the sweat-increased heart rate and the searing desire to suck in as much air as possible earl real.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Like an earl gray or if I'm feeling fancy, I'll do a little citrus tea. And at night, camomile.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

I'm calling it " the earl." i know you got that right.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

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