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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

countship en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English countship From count + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The rank or position of a count.
  2. (countable, historical, uncountable) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.

Forms

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countships Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

earldom · county

Translations (2)

fi kreivinarvo (rank) · fi kreivikunta (territory)