erldom

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === eerldom, eorldom, erldam, erldome, erledom, erledome, irldom === Etymology === From Old English eorldōm; equivalent to erl +‎ -dom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrldoːm/, /ˈeːrldoːm/ (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. ==== Descendants ==== English: earldom Scots: erldom ==== References ==== “ē̆rldọ̄̆m, -dam, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 December 2018.