EARLDOM

earldom

(noun) the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess

earldom

(noun) the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

earldom (plural earldoms)

The rank of being an earl.

The territory controlled by an earl.

Anagrams

• earmold, moraled

Source: Wiktionary

Earl"dom, n. Etym: [AS. eorl-d; eorl man, noble + -d -dom.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition