earls
- plural of earl.
Example Sentences
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Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
The Declaration was written in Latin and was sealed by eight earls and about 40 barons.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
A duke is the highest ranking member of the English nobility, followed by marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
The tradition caught on and English colleges became diploma mills for earls and barons who never cracked a book or scribbled on parchment in their storied halls.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2018
Dukes and earls had rich rugs spread on the grass before their tents, with their shields hung up on display.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
