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earldom |
WordNet 2.0 |
- the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess |
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- the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess |
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| Earldom |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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. |
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