-dom


-dom

suff.1. State; condition: stardom.2. a. Domain; position; rank: dukedom.b. Those that collectively have a specified position, office, or character: officialdom.
[Middle English, from Old English -dōm; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

-dom

suffix forming nouns 1. state or condition: freedom; martyrdom. 2. rank or office: earldom. 3. domain: kingdom; Christendom. 4. a collection of persons: officialdom. [Old English -dōm]

dom

(dɒm; for 2 also Port. dɔ̃)

n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a title of a monk in certain monastic orders. 2. (usu. cap.) a Portuguese title affixed to a man's given name; Sir: formerly a title of certain dignitaries. [1710–20; short for Latin dominus lord, master]

-dom

a suffix forming nouns that refer to domain (kingdom), collection of persons (officialdom), rank or station (earldom), or general condition (freedom). [Middle English; Old English -dōm; c. Old Norse -dōmr, German -tum; see doom]

Dom.

1. Dominica. 2. Dominican.

dom.

1. domain. 2. domestic. 3. dominant. 4. dominion.