Australian English Meaning of earl

earl

Other Australian English words related to earl

synonyms

• baron
• Baronet
• duke
• esquire
• Margrave
• marquess
• marquis
• prince
• viscount
• knight
• count
• don
• hidalgo
• - knight
• lordship
• Marquess
• master
• nabob
• nawab
• Princeling
• rajah
• Seigneur
• lord
• sheikh
• sheik
• cavalier
• country gentleman
• gentleman
• grandee
• lord
• milord
• nobleman
• princelet
• sir
• squire

antonyms

• lout
• lout
• commoner
• cotter
• Fellah
• Peasant
• pawn
• cottager
• plebian
• proletarian
• pleb
• worker

Definitions and Meaning of earl in English

Wordnet

earl (n)

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

Webster

earl (n.)

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.

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FAQs About the word earl

What is the Australian English meaning of the word earl

earl

What is the English meaning of the word earl

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscountA nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds

What are the synonyms of the word earl

baron,Baronet,duke,esquire,Margrave,marquess,marquis,prince,viscount,knight

What are the antonyms of the word earl

lout,lout,commoner,cotter,Fellah,Peasant,pawn,cottager,plebian,proletarian