earldom

ˈɜːldəm

Definition

Definition of earldom - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nobility

Dated

rank or title of an earl

Dated

He inherited the earldom from his father.

county

dukedom

history

Dated

territory controlled by an earl

Dated

The earldom stretched across the northern hills.

county

province

shire

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Origin of earldom

Old English, eorl (nobleman) + dom (domain)

Terms with earldom included in their meaning

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Mar

oth.

history

noble title for a Scottish earldom

Spencer

nobility

English earldom

Burlington

nobility

shortened title used to refer to that earldom's holder

Devon

noble title

English earldom

Middleton

nobility

earldom in the English peerage

Perth

nobility

Scottish earldom

Talbot

nobility

earldom in the British peerage

Devonshire

nobility

English dukedom and earldom

Examples of earldom in a sentence

His ambition was to claim the earldom for himself.
The earldom was known for its rich history and culture.
He inherited the earldom after his father's passing.

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French:comté, ...
German:Grafentitel, Grafschaft, ...
Italian:contea, contado, ...
Spanish:condado, territorio del conde, ...
Portuguese:condado, domínio de conde, ...
Chinese:伯爵爵位, 伯爵辖区, ...
Japanese:伯爵位, 伯爵領, ...
Arabic:إيرلدوم, إمارة إيرل, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹאַר הָרוֹזֵן, ...
Russian:графство, ...
Ukrainian:графство, володіння графа, ...
Hindi:अर्लडम, अर्ल का क्षेत्र, ...
Bengali:আর্লডম, আর্লের এলাকা, ...
Catalan:comtat, ...
Czech:hraběcí titul, hrabství, ...
Danish:jarletitel, jarldømme, ...
Dutch:graafschap, graaflijkheid, ...
Greek:κόμητο, κομητεία, ...
Hungarian:grófi cím, grófság, ...
Khmer:ឋានៈ ឬងាររបស់អឺល ក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធអភិជនអង់គ្លេស, ដែនដីក្រោមការគ្រប់គ្រងរបស់អភិជនមានងារអ៊ែល, ...
Korean:백작위, 백작령, ...
Persian:عنوان ارل, قلمرو ارل, ...
Polish:hrabstwo, włości hrabiego, ...
Portuguese (BR):condado, domínio de conde, ...
Romanian:conție, comitat, ...
Swedish:grevskap, ...
Thai:ตำแหน่งเอิร์ล, ดินแดนของเอิร์ล, ...
Turkish:kontluk, kont toprakları, ...
Vietnamese:tước bá tước, lãnh địa, ...

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