释义 |
earlishness nonce-wd.|ˈɜːlɪʃnɪs| [f. earl n. + -ish + -ness; OE. had eorlisc (= earlish) in the sense ‘noble, like an earl’.] The distinctive quality of an earl.
1876M. Collins Blacksm. & Schol. II. 120 The Earl had no particular earlishness about him. |