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erldom

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English eorldōm; equivalent to erl-dom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrldoːm/, /ˈɛːrldoːm/
  • (with vowel reduction) IPA(key): /ˈɛrldum/, /ˈɛrldɔm/, /ˈɛrldam/

Noun

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erldom (plural erldoms)

  1. A county or earldom; a region supervised or ruled by an earl.
  2. The position of being an earl; earlship.
  3. (rare) One of the traditional English counties.

Descendants

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  • English: earldom
  • Scots: erldom

References

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