earldom

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈəɹldəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The rank of being an earl.
    — And, look when I am king, claim thou of me / The earldom of Hereford, and all the movables / Whereof the king my brother was possess'd.
  2. The territory controlled by an earl.

词形变化

earldoms plural

词源

From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm, equivalent to earl + -dom. Compare English jarldom. Cognate also with Scots eirldome, ȝerledom, erldom (“earldom”).
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