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chefdom

chefdom noun: collectively, all chefs.

Noun

chefdom (uncountable)

  1. Collectively, all chefs.
  2. The state of being a chef.
    • Still they keep coming, perhaps spurred on by the celebrity status that chefdom has achieved in the past decade.2009 February 26, Corey Mintz, “Prepping for a culinary career”, in Toronto Star

Origin of chefdom

From chef + -dom. Piecewise doublet of chiefdom.

Questions about chefdom

What does chefdom mean?
Chefdom means collectively, all chefs.
What part of speech is chefdom?
Chefdom is a noun.

Words near chefdom in the dictionary

  1. chef's table
  2. chef-d'oeuvre
  3. chef-d'œuvre
  4. Chefas
  5. Chefchaouen
  6. chefdom
  7. chefed
  8. chefery
  9. chefess
  10. chefesses
  11. cheffed

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