Thesaurus: earldom
The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
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Definitions
- n. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
- n. The status, title, or dignity of an earl.
- n. the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
- n. the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
- 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.
- n. the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess n. the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess