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groomdom en · NOUN

Etymology

From groom + -dom.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being a groom; groomhood.
    • We imagined that this was a ruse on his part, for his neck loved the yoke of groomdom. 1880, Caroline Alicia De Fonblanque, Five weeks in Iceland:
  2. (uncountable) Grooms collectively.
    • The small cadre of confirmed bachelors is excluded from the sample universe, and depending upon the dates of the records studied there can be an interaction between history and groomdom. 1984, Martin Bulmer, Sociological Research Methods: