earldom

[ url-duhm ]

noun
  1. Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.

  2. the territory or jurisdiction of an earl.

Origin of earldom

1
before 1150; Middle English erldom,Old English eorldōm.See earl, -dom,

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British Dictionary definitions for earldom

earldom

/ (ˈɜːldəm) /


noun
  1. the rank, title, or dignity of an earl or countess

  2. the lands of an earl or countess

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