| 单词 | earldom |
| 释义 | earldom noun[C] uk/ˈɜːl.dəm/us/ˈɝːl.dəm/therankorlandsof anearlorcountess 伯爵爵位；伯爵领地Royalty, aristocracy & titles
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Republics & kingdoms Examplesofearldomearldom As she is identified as ' countess ', her death presumably occurred after her husband's accession to theearldom. From theCambridge English Corpus Surely if he succeeds he suceeds to theearldomand barony, all the lot? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If you separate the dukedoms and the earldoms from those old families will they continue if one loses the male line descent? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The life peerage would merge in the hereditaryearldom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anearldommay come to him in due course. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the very large tracts of land were lordships or earldoms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the fief were sold, the right passed to the purchaser, even in the case of anearldom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But they did not have to give up the title of anearldom, marquisate or dukedom to which they might have succeeded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the old days, one was given a dukedom or anearldom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not in fact out receiving hisearldom; he is actually attending a wedding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 From-then on, all peerages were personal and ceased to be dependent upon the ownership of the lordship orearldom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To lose a dukedom and a marquisate and to be left with only two earldoms seems like carelessness, even though it took a number of centuries to do it! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Hisearldomwas not hereditary; it merely meant that he was the king's chief man in the county in the way that the sheriff later became. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The viscountcy was used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to theearldom. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upon his death in 1347, theearldomwas extinct, and the barony became dormant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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