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netherdom

netherdom noun: the condition, realm, or sphere of things below; a lower kingdom or domain; netherregion; the netherworld; Hell.

Noun

netherdom (uncountable)

  1. The condition, realm, or sphere of things below; a lower kingdom or domain; netherregion; the netherworld; Hell.
    • It is a spectacle that ought to make the imps of netherdom tremble for their laurels — man.1901, Louis Freeland Post, Alice Thatcher Post, Stoughton Cooley, The Public: A journal of democracy
    • A great gathering of the lost, the waste, " the drift of both banks," as my Officer-guide aptly puts it. It is, surely, a sight more for tears than wonder. Actual Netherdom.1906, Annie S. (Swan) Smith, The outsiders

Origin of netherdom

From nether + -dom.

Questions about netherdom

What does netherdom mean?
Netherdom means the condition, realm, or sphere of things below; a lower kingdom or domain; netherregion; the netherworld; Hell.
What part of speech is netherdom?
Netherdom is a noun.

Words near netherdom in the dictionary

  1. Nethercote
  2. Nethercotes
  3. Nethercott
  4. Nethercotts
  5. Netherdale
  6. netherdom
  7. Netherdutch
  8. nethered
  9. Netherexe
  10. Netherfield
  11. netherfront

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