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English
Etymology
earl
+
-dom
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /ˈərldəm/
Noun
the
rank
of being an
earl
*
1592,
William Shakespeare,
King Richard III
*: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.
The
territory
controlled by an earl
Translations
Italian:
contea
Italian:
contea
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Earldom \Earl"dom\, n. [AS. eorl-d?m; eorl man, noble + -d?m
-dom.]
1. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions
of an earl.
[1913 Webster]
2. The status, title, or dignity of an earl.
[1913 Webster]
He [Pulteney] shrunk into insignificancy and an
earldom. --Chesterfield.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet
earldom
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
2: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
EARLDOM. The seigniory of an earl; the title and dignity of an earl.
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