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Earldom

//ˈəɹldəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The rank of being an earl.

    "And, look when I am king, claim thou of me / The earldom of Hereford, and all the movables / Whereof the king my brother was possess'd."

  2. 2
    the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess wordnet
  3. 3
    The territory controlled by an earl.
  4. 4
    the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm, equivalent to earl + -dom. Compare English jarldom. Cognate also with Scots eirldome, ȝerledom, erldom (“earldom”).

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