atheldom

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility. rare,uncountable
    — In wishing for an enlightened squirearchy, what Barnes really wanted was the restoration of the patriarchal 'atheldom' or nobility of Saxon 'folk' England - that which had perished at the Battle of Hastings, [...]

词形变化

etheldom alternative

词源

From athel + -dom. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oadeldum (“nobility”), Dutch adeldom (“nobility”).
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