earl
pronunciation
How to pronounce earl in British English:
UK [ɜ:l]
How to pronounce earl in American English:
US [ɜrl]
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- Noun:
- a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount
Word Origin
- earl (n.)
- Old English eorl "brave man, warrior, leader, chief" (contrasted with ceorl "churl"), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, which is of uncertain origin. In Anglo-Saxon poetry, "a warrior, a brave man;" in later Old English, "nobleman," especially a Danish under-king (equivalent of cognate Old Norse jarl), then one of the viceroys under the Danish dynasty in England. After 1066 adopted as the equivalent of Latin comes (see count (n.)).
Antonym
Example
- 1. The earl was shakespeare 's only known literary patron .
- 2. But the earl of moray stayed .
- 3. Earl grey is a blend of indian and sri lankan teas .
- 4. Lady grey tea is a variation on the more famous earl grey blend .
- 5. You were in earl moray 's castle , james , so I came to fight him .