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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English eorldōm; equivalent to erl + -dom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrldoːm/, /ˈɛːrldoːm/
- (with vowel reduction) IPA(key): /ˈɛrldum/, /ˈɛrldɔm/, /ˈɛrldam/
Noun
erldom (plural erldoms)
- A county or earldom; a region supervised or ruled by an earl.
- The position of being an earl; earlship.
- (rare) One of the traditional English counties.
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