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Webster 1913 Edition


Earldom

Earl′dom

,
Noun.
[AS.
eorl-d[GREEK]m
;
eorl
man, noble +
-d[GREEK]m
-dom.]
1.
The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
2.
The status, title, or dignity of an earl.
He [Pulteney] shrunk into insignificancy and an
earldom
.
Chesterfield.

Webster 1828 Edition


Earldom

EARLDOM

,
Noun.
erl'dom. The seignory, jurisdiction or dignity of an earl.

Definition 2024


earldom

earldom

English

Noun

earldom (plural earldoms)

  1. The rank of being an earl.
    • 1592, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
      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.
  2. The territory controlled by an earl.

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