"erldom" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛrldoːm/, /ˈɛːrldoːm/, /ˈɛrldum/ (note: with vowel reduction), /ˈɛrldɔm/ (note: with vowel reduction), /ˈɛrldam/ (note: with vowel reduction) Forms: erldoms [plural]
Etymology: From Old English eorldōm; equivalent to erl + -dom. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|eorldōm}} Old English eorldōm, {{af|enm|erl|-dom}} erl + -dom Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} erldom, {{enm-noun|erldoms}} erldom (plural erldoms)
  1. A county or earldom; a region supervised or ruled by an earl. Categories (topical): Administrative divisions
    Sense id: en-erldom-enm-noun-yKqbRX0M Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 83 10 7
  2. The position of being an earl; earlship.
    Sense id: en-erldom-enm-noun-PAx8rSiV
  3. (rare) One of the traditional English counties. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-erldom-enm-noun-V7nRxhfk Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -dom, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 78 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -dom: 8 8 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 24 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 24 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eerldom, eorldom, erldam, erldome, erledom, erledome, irldom

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈɛrldum/",
      "note": "with vowel reduction"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛrldɔm/",
      "note": "with vowel reduction"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛrldoːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːrldoːm/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛrldum/",
      "note": "with vowel reduction"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrldɔm/",
      "note": "with vowel reduction"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛrldam/",
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    },
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      "word": "erldam"
    },
    {
      "word": "erldome"
    },
    {
      "word": "erledom"
    },
    {
      "word": "erledome"
    },
    {
      "word": "irldom"
    }
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