earldomn.

Brit.

/ˈəːldəm/, U.S.

/ˈər(ə)ldəm/

Forms: see earl n. and -dom suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on an early Scandinavian lexical item. Etymons: earl n., -dom suffix.

Etymology: < earl n. + -dom suffix, perhaps after early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic jarldómr ), although compare also ealdordom n., kindom n.

1. The rank or title of earl.

ΚΠ

OE Wulfstan Institutes of Polity: Be sacerdan (Corpus Cambr. 201) 256 Ceorl wyrð þurh eorlgife þegenlage wyrðe, and þegn wurð þurh cynincges gife eorldomes wyrðe.

a1422 Petition (P.R.O.) 117.5842 (MED) To mayntene and sustene þe estayte of Erledome wirchipfully and honourably, þe seide late Kyng..grauntede to þe seide John, his brothere, landes, tenementz, possessions and rentz.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 53 Wherefore king Henry hauyng now maryed the sayde Alianor claymed as in her right the Erledome of Tholose.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 93 I claime your gift..The Earledome of Herford..which you promised.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 506 Vpon the eighteenth day of Aprill, 1540. hee was inuested with the honour of the Earledome of Essex, and high Chamberlainship of England.

1682 Satyr to Muse 124 Others with Titles and new Earldoms Caught.

a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. iv. viii. 238 My earldom is cock-sure.

1778 Hist. Cheshire I. 323 King Henry III..bestowed the princedom of Wales, and earldom of Chester upon prince Edward his son.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 537 His marquisate became extinct; but his son was permitted to inherit the ancient earldom.

1874 Daily News 17 Feb. 3/4 The accession of Viscount St. Lawrence to the earldom of Howth.

1922 Nature 22 Apr. 526/1 The King has been pleased to approve that the dignity of an Earldom of the United Kingdom be conferred upon him.

1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman ix. 130 Now that his Papa has succeeded to the Earldom he must be desirous of seeing his son established.

2012 Daily Mail (Nexis) 5 May I hope the Queen will offer Mr Blair the earldom customary for former prime ministers.

2. The domain or territory governed by an earl. Also figurative. Now historical and archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of earl

earldomOE

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > earl, count, or countess > [noun] > earl or count > rank of earl or count

earldomOE

earlship?1588

countship1658

OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1076 Rogcer ferde west to his eorldome, & gaderade his folc.

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1086 Normandige þet land wæs his gecynde, & ofer þone eorldom þe Mans is gehaten he rixade.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5767 Conanes eorldom Kent is ihaten.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10729 Sir peris de roches..Þe king ȝef þe warde..of þe erldom of gloucestere.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 85 Two and þritti schires..þat now beeþ i-cleped erldoms.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iii. l. 88 The erldom of enuye and yre he hym graunteþ.

1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §6. m. 4 Londes and tenementes, parcelles of the seid erledome of Marche.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 49 Conte, an erledom.

1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 234 If you will not faile to gouerne this Earledome very well, begin the gubernation in your selfe.

1664 in T. Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1786) App. 69 The lands called Udell lands, lying within the said earldom.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 399 When he began to prosecute his Victory into the Bounds of the County, or Earldom, the Switzers interceded him to respite his Fury.

1705 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 296 Your Lordships goodems kinn may sell their estates in that earldome.

a1745 J. Swift Lett. (1768) IV. 317 [Henry II] bequeathed that earldom [sc. Anjou] to the second [son] in his last sickness.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 118 Robert Guiscard, about 1059, united in his own person all these earldoms; he conquered not only Calabria, but the principalities of Salerno and Benevento.

1898 R. Hovey Launcelot & Guenevere III. iv. 92 Do you owe no allegiance To her of whom the earldoms of your soul Are held by homage?

1914 L. A. Talbot Jehane of Forest xvii. 215 A small earldom..but still a goodly tract.

2009 P. J. Potter Gothic Kings of Brit. 46 With the fall of the stronghold the entire earldom was under Rufus' occupation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earldom
释义	earldomn. Brit. /ˈəːldəm/, U.S. /ˈər(ə)ldəm/ Forms: see earl n. and -dom suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on an early Scandinavian lexical item. Etymons: earl n., -dom suffix. Etymology: < earl n. + -dom suffix, perhaps after early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic jarldómr ), although compare also ealdordom n., kindom n. 1. The rank or title of earl. ΚΠ OE Wulfstan Institutes of Polity: Be sacerdan (Corpus Cambr. 201) 256 Ceorl wyrð þurh eorlgife þegenlage wyrðe, and þegn wurð þurh cynincges gife eorldomes wyrðe. a1422 Petition (P.R.O.) 117.5842 (MED) To mayntene and sustene þe estayte of Erledome wirchipfully and honourably, þe seide late Kyng..grauntede to þe seide John, his brothere, landes, tenementz, possessions and rentz. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 53 Wherefore king Henry hauyng now maryed the sayde Alianor claymed as in her right the Erledome of Tholose. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 93 I claime your gift..The Earledome of Herford..which you promised. View more context for this quotation 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 506 Vpon the eighteenth day of Aprill, 1540. hee was inuested with the honour of the Earledome of Essex, and high Chamberlainship of England. 1682 Satyr to Muse 124 Others with Titles and new Earldoms Caught. a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. iv. viii. 238 My earldom is cock-sure. 1778 Hist. Cheshire I. 323 King Henry III..bestowed the princedom of Wales, and earldom of Chester upon prince Edward his son. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 537 His marquisate became extinct; but his son was permitted to inherit the ancient earldom. 1874 Daily News 17 Feb. 3/4 The accession of Viscount St. Lawrence to the earldom of Howth. 1922 Nature 22 Apr. 526/1 The King has been pleased to approve that the dignity of an Earldom of the United Kingdom be conferred upon him. 1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman ix. 130 Now that his Papa has succeeded to the Earldom he must be desirous of seeing his son established. 2012 Daily Mail (Nexis) 5 May I hope the Queen will offer Mr Blair the earldom customary for former prime ministers. 2. The domain or territory governed by an earl. Also figurative. Now historical and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of earl earldomOE society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > earl, count, or countess > [noun] > earl or count > rank of earl or count earldomOE earlship?1588 countship1658 OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1076 Rogcer ferde west to his eorldome, & gaderade his folc. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1086 Normandige þet land wæs his gecynde, & ofer þone eorldom þe Mans is gehaten he rixade. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5767 Conanes eorldom Kent is ihaten. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10729 Sir peris de roches..Þe king ȝef þe warde..of þe erldom of gloucestere. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 85 Two and þritti schires..þat now beeþ i-cleped erldoms. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iii. l. 88 The erldom of enuye and yre he hym graunteþ. 1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §6. m. 4 Londes and tenementes, parcelles of the seid erledome of Marche. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 49 Conte, an erledom. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 234 If you will not faile to gouerne this Earledome very well, begin the gubernation in your selfe. 1664 in T. Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1786) App. 69 The lands called Udell lands, lying within the said earldom. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 399 When he began to prosecute his Victory into the Bounds of the County, or Earldom, the Switzers interceded him to respite his Fury. 1705 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 296 Your Lordships goodems kinn may sell their estates in that earldome. a1745 J. Swift Lett. (1768) IV. 317 [Henry II] bequeathed that earldom [sc. Anjou] to the second [son] in his last sickness. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 118 Robert Guiscard, about 1059, united in his own person all these earldoms; he conquered not only Calabria, but the principalities of Salerno and Benevento. 1898 R. Hovey Launcelot & Guenevere III. iv. 92 Do you owe no allegiance To her of whom the earldoms of your soul Are held by homage? 1914 L. A. Talbot Jehane of Forest xvii. 215 A small earldom..but still a goodly tract. 2009 P. J. Potter Gothic Kings of Brit. 46 With the fall of the stronghold the entire earldom was under Rufus' occupation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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