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Earldom - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Earldom : (noun)
1: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
2: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Earldom : \Earl"dom\, n. [AS. eorl-d?m; eorl man, noble _ -d?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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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EARLDOM. The seigniory of an earl; the title and dignity of an earl.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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