erldom

Middle English

/ˈɛrldoːm/, /ˈɛrldum/

noun

Definitions

A county or earldom; a region supervised or ruled by an earl.
The position of being a earl; earlship.
(rare) One of the traditional English counties.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English eorldōm affix from Middle English erle.

Origin

Middle English

erle

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Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

earl English
earldom English
eorl Old English
eorldōm Old English
erle Middle English
erle marchal Middle English