a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain ( kingdom ), collection of persons ( officialdom ), rank or station ( earldom ), or general condition ( freedom ).
[ ME; OE -dom; c. ON -domr, G -tum; see DOOM ]
a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain ( kingdom ), collection of persons ( officialdom ), rank or station ( earldom ), or general condition ( freedom ).
[ ME; OE -dom; c. ON -domr, G -tum; see DOOM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012