earlship

[ url-ship ]
/ ˈɜrl ʃɪp /

noun

earldom(def 1).

Origin of earlship

before 1000; Middle English; Old English eorlscipe. See earl, -ship

Words nearby earlship

earless lizard, earless seal, earlier han, earlobe, earlock, earlship, early, early adopter, early american, early bird, early bird catches the worm

Example sentences from the Web for earlship

  • Kalf listened joyfully; Canute's speech appealed to him; "and now he began to yearn for the earlship."

    Canute the Great |Laurence Marcellus Larson