"earldom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəɹldəm/ [US] Audio: en-us-earldom.wav [US] Forms: earldoms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm, equivalent to earl + -dom. Compare English jarldom. Cognate also with Scots eirldome, ȝerledom, erldom (“earldom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|erldom}} Middle English erldom, {{inh|en|ang|eorldōm}} Old English eorldōm, {{suf|en|earl|dom}} earl + -dom, {{cog|en|jarldom}} English jarldom, {{cog|sco|eirldome}} Scots eirldome, {{m|sco|ȝerledom}} ȝerledom, {{m|sco|erldom|t=earldom}} erldom (“earldom”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} earldom (plural earldoms)
  1. The rank of being an earl. Translations (rank): contea [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-earldom-en-noun-w85kpxmc Disambiguation of 'rank': 100 0
  2. The territory controlled by an earl. Translations (territory): contea [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-earldom-en-noun-n81UbUTy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'territory': 7 93

Inflected forms

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