earlship

[ url-ship ]

noun

1. earldom ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of earlship¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English eorlscipe. See earl, -ship

Example Sentences

Kalf listened joyfully; Canute's speech appealed to him; "and now he began to yearn for the earlship."

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