earldom
English
Etymology
From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm; equivalent to earl + -dom.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈəɹldəm/
Noun
earldom (plural earldoms)
- 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.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
- The territory controlled by an earl.
Translations
rank
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territory
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Anagrams
- earmold