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-domsuff.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. EncyclopediaSeeDOM |