Dictionary

earl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɛːrl/ (Early, Modern, rare)
• ûrl
• /ɜːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɝl/ (General-American)
• /ɛrl/ (Early, Modern)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).

Meanings

1. 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.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.

Forms

Deriveds

earl marshal · Earl Stonham · earless · earldom · belted earl · Earl Shilton · earlish · earlship · Earl's Court · earlman · Earls Colne

Translations (69)

la comes (a British or Irish nobleman) · ko 백작 (a British or Irish nobleman) · is jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · ja 伯爵 (a British or Irish nobleman) · eo grafo (a British or Irish nobleman) · el κόμης (a British or Irish nobleman) · af graaf (a British or Irish nobleman) · sl grof (a British or Irish nobleman) · pl earl (a British or Irish nobleman) · cmn 伯爵 (a British or Irish nobleman) · sh grȍf (a British or Irish nobleman) · km ព្រះ (a British or Irish nobleman) · fi jaarli (a British or Irish nobleman) · non jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · ur اَرْل (a British or Irish nobleman) · gv eearley (a British or Irish nobleman) · fo jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · nl earl (a British or Irish nobleman) · fa اَرل (a British or Irish nobleman) · be граф (a British or Irish nobleman) · th เอิร์ล (a British or Irish nobleman) · ka გრაფი (a British or Irish nobleman) · es conde (a British or Irish nobleman) · hi अर्ल (a British or Irish nobleman) · be грап (a British or Irish nobleman) · sh гро̏ф (a British or Irish nobleman) · sk gróf (a British or Irish nobleman) · da jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · mk гроф (a British or Irish nobleman) · ru эрл (a British or Irish nobleman) · mr अर्ल (a British or Irish nobleman) · hu gróf (a British or Irish nobleman) · ru граф (a British or Irish nobleman) · mk ерл (a British or Irish nobleman) · pl hrabia (a British or Irish nobleman) · ka ერლი (a British or Irish nobleman) · io komto (a British or Irish nobleman) · vi bá tước (a British or Irish nobleman) · nl graaf (a British or Irish nobleman) · lt grafas (a British or Irish nobleman) · de Earl (a British or Irish nobleman) · kw yurl (a British or Irish nobleman) · de Graf (a British or Irish nobleman) · ro conte (a British or Irish nobleman) · cs hrabě (a British or Irish nobleman) · uk граф (a British or Irish nobleman) · ang eorl (a British or Irish nobleman) · sv jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · ga iarla (a British or Irish nobleman) · uk ерл (a British or Irish nobleman) · nn jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · az qraf (a British or Irish nobleman) · bg граф (a British or Irish nobleman) · ca comte (a British or Irish nobleman) · cy iarll (a British or Irish nobleman) · nn greve (a British or Irish nobleman) · bg ерл (a British or Irish nobleman) · fr earl (a British or Irish nobleman) · et krahv (a British or Irish nobleman) · gd iarla (a British or Irish nobleman) · nb jarl (a British or Irish nobleman) · nb greve (a British or Irish nobleman) · pt conde (a British or Irish nobleman) · be эрл (a British or Irish nobleman) · fr comte (a British or Irish nobleman) · enm erl (a British or Irish nobleman) · lv grāfs (a British or Irish nobleman) · it conte (a British or Irish nobleman) · hy կոմս (a British or Irish nobleman)