erldom
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English eorldōm; equivalent to erl + -dom.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
erldom (plural erldoms)
- A county or earldom; a region supervised or ruled by an earl.
- The position of being an earl; earlship.
- (rare) One of the traditional English counties.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ē̆rldọ̄̆m, -dam, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.