earldom
English
Etymology
From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm, equivalent to earl + -dom. Compare English jarldom.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Noun
earldom (plural earldoms)
- The rank of being an earl.
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- 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
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