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Meaning of earldom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈəɹldəm

Definitions

  1. The rank of being an earl
  2. The rank of being an earl.
  3. The rank or title of an earl.
  4. The territory controlled by an earl
  5. The territory controlled by an earl.
  6. The territory of an earl.
  7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the rank, title, or dignity of an earl or countess
  8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the lands of an earl or countess
  9. Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
  10. the territory or jurisdiction of an earl.
  11. n (= land) → Grafschaft f; (= title) → Grafentitel m; (= rank) → Grafenstand m
    n

Equivalents

العربية الأرليّة
Español condado
Italiano contea
Polski hrabiostwo

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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