fagdomn.

Brit.

/ˈfaɡdəm/, U.S.

/ˈfæɡdəm/

Etymology: < fag n.³ (compare sense 1b at that entry) + -dom suffix. Compare earlier fagging n.¹ 3, faggery n.

Now historical and rare.

Esp. in certain British independent boarding schools for boys: a system under which junior pupils are expected to carry out tasks or chores for senior pupils. Also: the fact or condition of being a fag (fag n.³ 1b). Cf. fagging n.¹ 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > schoolboy > fag > condition of

fagdom1855

1855 A. Marsh Heiress of Haughton II. x. 211 Fagdom is in danger!—How's this? High treason against the Eton Institutes—eh?

1866 M. Lemon Falkner Lyle I. ii. 28 Pugsby..was still in a state of fagdom, and it was..determined to hold a ‘bed of justice,’ to consider the propriety of giving him his freedom.

1895 E. P. E. Wilmot & E. C. Streatfeild Charterhouse Old & New v. 84 Keenness of hearing was one of the essentials of fagdom.

1902 J. Buchan Watcher by Threshold ii. ii. 118 From the anomalous insignificance of fagdom Colin climbed up the School.

1977 Spectator 27 Aug. 18/3 The brutality of life in a boys' boarding school..—the horrors of fagdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fagdom
释义	fagdomn. Brit. /ˈfaɡdəm/, U.S. /ˈfæɡdəm/ Etymology: < fag n.³ (compare sense 1b at that entry) + -dom suffix. Compare earlier fagging n.¹ 3, faggery n. Now historical and rare. Esp. in certain British independent boarding schools for boys: a system under which junior pupils are expected to carry out tasks or chores for senior pupils. Also: the fact or condition of being a fag (fag n.³ 1b). Cf. fagging n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > schoolboy > fag > condition of fagdom1855 1855 A. Marsh Heiress of Haughton II. x. 211 Fagdom is in danger!—How's this? High treason against the Eton Institutes—eh? 1866 M. Lemon Falkner Lyle I. ii. 28 Pugsby..was still in a state of fagdom, and it was..determined to hold a ‘bed of justice,’ to consider the propriety of giving him his freedom. 1895 E. P. E. Wilmot & E. C. Streatfeild Charterhouse Old & New v. 84 Keenness of hearing was one of the essentials of fagdom. 1902 J. Buchan Watcher by Threshold ii. ii. 118 From the anomalous insignificance of fagdom Colin climbed up the School. 1977 Spectator 27 Aug. 18/3 The brutality of life in a boys' boarding school..—the horrors of fagdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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