Definition of Eorls

1. eorl [n] - See also: eorl

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eorls

eolopiles
eolotropic
eolotropy
eomesodermin
eon
eonian
eonic
eonisms
eons
eophyte
eophytes
eophytic
eoraptor
eorl
eorls (current term)
eos
eosaurus
eosin
eosin-methylene blue agar
eosin B
eosin I bluish
eosin y
eosin yellowish
eosine
eosine I bluish
eosine yellowish-(ys)
eosines
eosinic
eosinocyte

Literary usage of Eorls

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Short Constitutional History of England by Henry St. Clair Feilden (1895)
"The word Atheling, (Ethel), at first denoted any one of noble blood, but, with the rise of the thegns and the consequent absorption of the eorls (infra), ..."

2. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"... and the eorls; individual independence and aristocratic federation; fusion of the two races. — The conquered Britons lose the Christian faith. ..."

3. Introduction to the Study of English History by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, James Bass Mullinger (1881)
"Thi eorls superseded by the Thegns. neighbour, but to be protected, without the burden of constantly being called out for military service in the most ..."

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