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EARLDOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("earldom" is a kind of...):
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
Derivation:
earl (a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("earldom" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
Derivation:
earl (a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount)
