-dom

-dom ({not transcribed})

It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and judgment. {not transcribed}. See Doom.

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.

Dom (dom) , noun

[Portuguese See Don.]

A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.

In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.