Earldom vs County - What's the difference?
earldom | county |
the rank of being an earl
* 1592, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
The territory controlled by an earl
(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro and Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
*1979 , , Smiley's People , Folio Society 2010, p. 274:
*:She was a tall girl and county , with Hilary's walk: she seemed to topple even when she sat.
As nouns the difference between earldom and county
is that earldom is the rank of being an earl while county is county.earldom
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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.
Anagrams
*county
English
Noun
(counties)- traditional county