earls

Definition of earlsnext
plural of earl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for earls
Noun
  • The land was donated to the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the 1950s by descendants of one of the city’s early oil barons.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Past Lord Wardens include barons, earls, princes, and future kings.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Earls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earls. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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