Definition of Earldoms. Meaning of Earldoms. Synonyms of Earldoms

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Definition of Earldoms

Earldom
Earldom Earl"dom, n. [AS. eorl-d?m; eorl man, noble + -d?m -dom.] 1. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl. 2. The status, title, or dignity of an earl. He [Pulteney] shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom. --Chesterfield.

Meaning of Earldoms from wikipedia

- mormaer. Since the 1960s, earldoms have typically been created only for members of the royal family. The last non-royal earldom, Earl of Stockton, was created...
- charters, and the volume of earldoms has long exceeded the number of territorial counties, and, as a result, the names of many earldoms are ****ociated with smaller...
- his Christian faith. Crawford, Barbara E. (8 August 2013). The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857906182...
- older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority. British nobility List of earldoms "Earldom of Mar | Holders...
- The Earldom of Ulster was an Anglo-Norman lordship in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages, ruled by the Earls of Ulster and part of the Lordship...
- Earldom of Ormond may refer to: Earl of Ormond (Scotland), created twice in the Peerage of Scotland for the House of Douglas Earl of Ormond (Ireland)...
- in the Peerage of Scotland Earls and Earldoms List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland List of earldoms Scotland Earls, Marquises and Dukes...
- with "territorial" or "feudal earldoms": "On the contrary there is a clear break between the type of territorial earldoms which existed before the evolution...
- House of Clare was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble house that ruled the Earldoms of Pembroke, Hertford and Gloucester in England and Wales throughout its...
- structure his earldoms to prevent the Godwins from becoming dominant. Godwin died in 1053, and although Harold succeeded to his earldom of Wes****, none...