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Earl : (noun)
1: a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount
[syn: Earl]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, or Syngnathus,
acus); -- called also earl, and tanglefish.
(b) The garfish.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Earl : \Earl\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The needlefish. [Ireland]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Earl : \Earl\, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS.
erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr.
? male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl.]
A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a
viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count
(comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an
earl is still called countess. See Count.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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EARL, Eng. law. A title of nobility next below a marquis and above a
viscount.
2. Earls were anciently called comites, because they were wont comitari
regem, to wait upon the king for counsel and advice. He was also called
shireman, because eachEarl : had the civil government of a shire.
3. After the Norman conquest they were called counts, whence the shires
obtained the names of counties. They have now nothing to do with the
government of counties, which has entirely devolved on the sheriff, the
earl's deputy, or vice comes.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Earl, NC (town, FIPS 19140)
Location: 35.19493 N, 81.53429 W
Population (1990): 230 (104 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Earl, WI
Zip code(s): 54875
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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