'Earl' definitions:

Definition of 'earl'

From: WordNet
noun
A British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

Definition of 'Earl'

From: GCIDE
  • Earl \Earl\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The needlefish. [Ireland] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Earl'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'earl'

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Earl, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Earl, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
234
Housing Units (2000) :
109
Land area (2000) :
0.819678 sq. miles (2.122956 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.819678 sq. miles (2.122956 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19140
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.195465 N, 81.534663 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.