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earldoms

earldoms is the plural of earldom.

Meaning of earldom

Noun

earldom (plural earldoms)

  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.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. The territory controlled by an earl.

Questions about earldoms

What is earldoms the plural of?
Earldoms is the plural of earldom.

Words near earldoms in the dictionary

  1. Earl's Court
  2. earlandite
  3. earlap
  4. earlaps
  5. earldom
  6. earldoms
  7. earldorman
  8. earldormen
  9. earle
  10. Earlene
  11. earles

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