Antonyms for earl

Grammar : Noun

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Phonetic Transcription : ɜrl

Definition of earl

Origin : Old English eorl "brave man, warrior, leader, chief" (contrasted with ceorl "churl"), from Proto-Germanic *erlo-z, 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.)).

As in lord : noun master
As in nobleman : noun man of noble birth

Example sentences :

The latest proprietor of those times was James, Earl of Derby.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

"My aunt will treat the affair like the sensible woman she is," replied the earl.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

"Nor for the honor of Scotland either," cried the Earl of Angus.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I like him; I should like him even if he were not an Earl—and his name a career.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

I didn't think it necessary to correct him as to my refusal of the Earl.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Another of Edward's daughters had been married to an English earl.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

I was commissioned by the king to apprehend the Earl of Huntingdon.
Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock

Will you undertake to make her renounce the earl, who, I believe, is the devil incarnate?
Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock

What, I warrant you, to meet with the earl, and slip your neck into the same noose?
Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock

The earl had made no secret of his intention and its defeat.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Synonyms for earl

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