Etymology

witchdom

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Today it means: The exercise of witchcraft or of supernatural powers; witchery Full definition →

Middle English wicchedome ← Old English wiċċedōm
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwiċċedōm
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwicchedome
  3. English todaywitchdom

From Middle English wicchedome, from Old English wiċċedōm, equivalent to witch + -dom.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.