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fatherdom

fatherdom noun: the state of being a father; fatherhood.

Noun

fatherdom (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare) The state of being a father; fatherhood.
  2. The world, sphere, or unity of fathers; fathers collectively.
    • Lastly, religion is represented as fostering the cause of women, chiefly through its mysteries assigning a divine character, as it were, to motherdom as compared with fatherdom.1886, John Ferguson McLennan, Studies in ancient history
    • That the Aeschylean Oresteia turns on the conflict between motherdom and fatherdom is notorious.1906, The Classical Review

Synonyms of fatherdom

Origin of fatherdom

From father + -dom.

Questions about fatherdom

What does fatherdom mean?
Fatherdom means the state of being a father; fatherhood.
What part of speech is fatherdom?
Fatherdom is a noun.

Words near fatherdom in the dictionary

  1. father-out-law
  2. father-slayer
  3. father-slayers
  4. father-to-be
  5. fathercraft
  6. fatherdom
  7. fathered
  8. Fatheree
  9. Fatherees
  10. fatherer
  11. fatherers

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