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earldom

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noun

  1. Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
  2. the territory or jurisdiction of an earl.

ˈ±ð²¹°ù±ô»å´Ç³¾

/ ˈɜ˱ô»åÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. the rank, title, or dignity of an earl or countess
  2. the lands of an earl or countess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of earldom1

before 1150; Middle English erldom, Old English ±ð´Ç°ù±ô»åų¾. See earl, -dom,
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Example Sentences

He gave up an inherited earldom in 1994 in order to keep voting in the Commons.

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Can I have a courtesy title while I wait to inherit an earldom?

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Mark Phillips refused the offer of an earldom when he married so their children do not have courtesy titles.

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The Queen could decide to give Jack a title ahead of his wedding - possibly an earldom.

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My aunt, now in her nineties, grew up partly in the house of her grandfather, the heir to an earldom.

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