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Earldom vs Talbot - What's the difference?

earldom | talbot |

As nouns the difference between earldom and talbot

is that earldom is the rank of being an earl while talbot is (physics) an mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the si lumen second or talbot can be a type of hound once used for hunting and tracking.

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
  • Anagrams

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    talbot

    English

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Talbot) (en proper noun)
  • An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
  • An earldom in the British peerage
  • A brand of English motor car
  • Derived terms

    * Port Talbot English surnames from Old French