Dom.1
A termination denoting jurisdiction, or property and jurisdiction. It was, originally, doom, judgment; as in kingdom, earldom. Hence it is used to denote state, condition, or quality, as in wisdom, freedom.
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A termination denoting jurisdiction, or property and jurisdiction. It was, originally, doom, judgment; as in kingdom, earldom. Hence it is used to denote state, condition, or quality, as in wisdom, freedom.
n. The same as Don, q. v. [Obs.]