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The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.

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  1. n. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
  2. n. The status, title, or dignity of an earl.
  3. n. the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
  4. n. the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
  5. 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.
  6. n. the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess n. the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess