doctordom en · NOUN
Etymology
From doctor + -dom.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The realm or sphere of doctors; doctors, collectively.
As I continued down the educational path to doctordom, I became frustrated with all the red tape I encountered.
2002, Jared Lee Hanson, Control Freak: Harness the Power, page 199:Given all her responsibilities of motherhood and doctordom, Karen relishes her free time.
2000, Marc Jaffe, Sleeping With Your Gynecologist: Tales from My Marriage to an Ob\gyn, page 35:This is what separates surgeons from the rest of doctordom.
2007, Elinor Lipman, The Pursuit of Alice Thrift, page 98: