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单词 countdom
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countdomn.

Brit. /ˈkaʊntdəm/, U.S. /ˈkaʊntdəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: count n.2, -dom suffix.
Etymology: < count n.2 + -dom suffix. Compare earldom n. and earlier countship n.
The dominion or territory governed by a count.
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1834 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 221/1 In 1804 he [sc. Prince Nicholas Esterhazy] purchased the Countdom of Edelstetten.
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. viii. ii. 233 There are few things in his Countdom which my lord would not give to clasp the right hand of Harold.
1915 R. C. K. Ensor Belgium iv. 74 The cities..of Hainaut were often involved in the same conflicts as the Flemish through the inter-marriage of the dynasties of the two Countdoms.
2012 A. Aneas et al. in D. Landis & R. D. Albert Handbk. Ethnic Confl. vii. xvii. 454/2 Historic identities based on structures whose origins go back to the Middle Ages (kingdoms and countdoms descending from the Visigoths and the Franks).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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