Baron is to Barony as Earl is to what?

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A simple question really. I'm trying to find a word and my Google-fu has failed me.

FWIW, I think the question is on topic. Simple, but not trivial. If you don't know the term, it is very difficult to search for it, and for obvious reasons, "Earldom" doesn't follow modern English inflection patterns. I believe we could add the "England" tag, because I don't think there are Earldoms anywhere else? — MCW, Jul 20, 2016 at 19:27

Brasidas · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-20 17:25:37Z

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It's an earldom.

You can see here a list of them:

answered Jul 20, 2016 at 17:25

Brasidas

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Note that it may also be a county; as the English earl is equivalent to the European count. Hence a vice-count, or viscount, is one noble rank below earl in the English peerage.
– Pieter Geerkens
Jul 21, 2016 at 2:34
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And a female Earl is referred to as a Countess.
– GeoffAtkins
Jul 21, 2016 at 12:54

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