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Earl vs Earldom - What's the difference?

earl | earldom |

As nouns the difference between earl and earldom

is that earl is a british nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a european count a female using the style is termed a countess while earldom is the rank of being an earl.

earl

English

(wikipedia earl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

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    earldom

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the rank of being an earl
  • * 1592, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
    • And, look when I am king, claim thou of me / The earldom of Hereford, and all the movables / Whereof the king my brother was possess'd.
  • The territory controlled by an earl

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