The rank, title, or domain of an earl; the position or authority held by an earl.
From 'earl' + '-ship' (suffix creating nouns from titles or positions, as in 'kingdom,' 'friendship'). Refers to both the title and the territory governed.
The '-ship' suffix is one of the oldest ways English creates abstract nouns of rank and honor—it's why we have earlship, kingship, and friendship all built on the same pattern!
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