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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

-dom \-dom\
A suffix denoting:
(a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as
in kingdom earldom.
(b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom,
freedom.

Note: It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and
judgment. ?. See {Doom}.
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Dom \Dom\ (d[o^]m), n. [Pg. See {Don}.]
1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other
church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See {Don},
and {Dan}.
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2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the
higher classes.
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