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rascaldom

rascaldom noun: the state of being a rascal.

Noun

rascaldom (usually uncountable, plural rascaldoms)

  1. (usually) The state of being a rascal.
  2. (usually) Rascals collectively.
    • Thus Falstaff, in Shakspeare, is a character of the broadest comedy, giving himself unreservedly to the senses, coolly ignoring the Reason, whilst he invokes its name, pretending to patriotism and to parental virtues, not with any intent to deceive, but only to make the fun perfect by enjoying the...1870, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Comic”, in Letters and Social Aims (The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson; VIII), Boston; New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, published 1903, page 130

Forms of rascaldom

pluralrascaldoms

Origin of rascaldom

From rascal + -dom.

Questions about rascaldom

What does rascaldom mean?
Rascaldom means the state of being a rascal.
What part of speech is rascaldom?
Rascaldom is a noun.
What is the plural of rascaldom?
The plural of rascaldom is rascaldoms.

Words near rascaldom in the dictionary

  1. rascacio
  2. rascaille
  3. rascailles
  4. rascal
  5. rascal stew
  6. rascaldom
  7. rascaldoms
  8. rascaless
  9. rascalesses
  10. rascalion
  11. rascalions

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