-dom /dəm/ BrE AmE suffix
[ Language: Old English ]
1 . [in uncountable nouns] the state of being something:
freedom
boredom
2 . [in countable nouns]
a) an area ruled in a particular way:
a kingdom
b) a particular rank:
a dukedom
⇨ ↑ officialdom
-dom /dəm/ BrE AmE suffix
[ Language: Old English ]
1 . [in uncountable nouns] the state of being something:
freedom
boredom
2 . [in countable nouns]
a) an area ruled in a particular way:
a kingdom
b) a particular rank:
a dukedom
⇨ ↑ officialdom
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012