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Earl

Earl (/ɜːrl, ɜːrəl/) is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of earl never developed; instead, countess is used.

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Etymology

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Wales

United Kingdom

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Earl

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Edges237
Triples193
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008403
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Earl

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related to Ireland · 36
Earl → After, Antrim, Burke, Carrick, Clancare, Clanricarde, Desmond, Donald McCarthy, Earls, England, English, Flight, Hugh, Hugh O'Neill, Ireland, Irish, John, Kildare, King, Lacy
related to Norman period (1066–1154) · 32
Earl → Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Avranches, Bayeux, Chester, Conqueror, English Channel, Eu, France, French, Hugh, In, In Normandy, Kent, King, Kingdom, Like Norman, Likewise, Montgomery, Mortain
related to Wales · 21
Earl → As Wales, Chester, Earldom, Earldoms, Earls, England, English Earls, Glamorgan, Gloucester, Hereford, Lordship, March, Norman, Pembroke, Shrewsbury, Some, The, These Marcher Lords, Wales, Welsh
related to Scotland · 20
Earl → David, Dunbar, Earldom, England, Fife, Initially, It, King, Latin, March, Middle Ages, Mormaer, Norman Conquest, Scotland, Scotland's, Scottish, Strathearn, The, Thus, While
related to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066) · 17
Earl → Anglo-Saxon, As, Cnut's, During Cnut's, Earls, Edward, Elder, England, He, Initially, Like, North Sea Empire, Old English, Scandinavian, Starting, The, The English
related to Forms of address · 17
Earl → An, Dukedom, Edinburgh, For, Forename, In, James, Lady, Lady Diana Spencer, Lord, Surname, The, The Honourable, The Lady, Viscount Severn, Wessex, Younger
related to Etymology · 15
Earl → Count, Danish, England, Geoffrey Hughes, Germanic, However, In, It, Latin, Norman Conquest, Norman French, Old English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse, The Norman-derived
related to Plantagenets · 13
Earl → As, Cheshire, Chester, During, Essex, He, Henry II, It, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Stephen's, The, Their
related to External links · 8
Earl → December, Earls, History Today, Marc, Media, The King's Companions, Wikimedia CommonsMorris, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to List of earldoms · 6
Earl → England, Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, There, United Kingdom

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Earlis amember of the peerage0.90text
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)The0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)Anglo-Saxon0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)The English0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)He0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)As0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)Initially0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)Starting0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)Edward0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)Elder0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)During Cnut's0.60section
Earlrelated to Anglo-Saxon period (1016–1066)Old English0.60section

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