earl
IPA: ˈɝɫ
noun
- (nobility) 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.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.
- The title of an earl.
- (chiefly US) A male given name from English from the English noun earl.
- A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname.
- A female given name.
- 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.
Examples of "earl" in Sentences
- He was a scion of the Earls of Erne.
- All the Earls held the subsidiary titles.
- Sylvia Earle is an American oceanographer.
- The choice displeased the barons and earls.
- He was known by the nick name 'The Prodigal Earl'.
- The Earl shows up and it ultimately ends the tussle.
- He is the nephew of and heir to the Earl of Cheriton.
- Earl transforms the school into a galleon in the ocean.
- The Earl of Essex committed suicide in the Tower of London.
- It is also famous as the departure point of the Flight of the Earls.