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noun the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
noun the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
originFrom 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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