earl

Significado (inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

count

🔢

nobleman

chief official

uncle

warrior

eldest brother

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɜːl/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

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 jarl.
Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).