Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Jurisdiction orproperty and jurisdiction ,dominion , as in kingdom earldom . -
State ,condition , orquality of being , as in wisdom , freedom .
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- suffix Forming nouns denoting the
condition orstate of the suffixed word.
Etymologies
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From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm ("-dom: state, condition, power, dominion, authority, property, right, office, quality", suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz (“-dom”). Cognate with Scots -dom ("-dom"), West Frisian -dom ("-dom"), Dutch -dom ("-dom"), German -tum ("-dom"), Swedish -dom ("-dom"), Icelandic -dómur ("-dom"). Same as Old English dōm ("doom, judgment, sentence, condemnation, ordeal, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law, custom; justice, equity; direction, ruling, governing, command; might, power, dominion, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition"). More at doom.
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Examples
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Do we want Internet Freedom to become Internet “Fee”-dom?
Firedoglake » Net Neutrality: Once More Into The Breach 2006
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Visually sumptuous, the film overwhelms with sweeping shots of the now bleak, desolate, "Potter"-dom.
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Visually sumptuous, the film overwhelms with sweeping shots of the now bleak, desolate, "Potter"-dom.
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