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Instructions · What links here · English feudal earldom (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 60 days ago by Daniel Plumber (talk: D · +) · Last edited 0 seconds ago

An English feudal earldom is an ancient title of dignity that was held per baroniam, meaning the land associated with the title was held in exchange for the holder providing military service to the king as one of the king's barons. Feudal earldoms are exceedingly rare today, with only a handful still in existence.

In a few exceptional cases, the holder of a feudal earldom may be a different individual than the holder of a peerage title of the same geographic name. Peerages, which include titles such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron, invariably use the style "Lord Placename" or "Lord Such-and-so" when addressing the titleholder. In contrast, those who hold a feudal earldom are properly addressed as "Earl of Placename".