connoisseurdom en · NOUN
Etymology
From connoisseur + -dom.
Meanings
- (uncountable) the state, status, condition or quality of being a connoisseur
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(uncountable) connoisseurs considered as a group
"All connoisseurdom knew of the king's displeasure, and the subscriptions to Strange's prints suddenly ceased."
1880, {unattributed}, The Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. CIX - Page 258