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EARLDOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earldom mean? 

EARLDOM (noun)
  The noun EARLDOM has 2 senses:

1. the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countessplay

2. the domain controlled by an earl or count or countessplay

  Familiarity information: EARLDOM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EARLDOM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("earldom" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)

Derivation:

earl (a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The domain controlled by an earl or count or countess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("earldom" is a kind of...):

demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)

Derivation:

earl (a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount)


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