birthdom

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noun

The land of one's birth.

OriginProto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English birth →
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Meanings

nounbirthdom (countable and uncountable, plural birthdoms)

plural birthdoms

  1. countableuncountableThe land of one's birth.
  2. countableuncountablePrivilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.

    Hold fast the mortal sword, and, like good men Bestride our down-fall'n birthdom.

    c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰértis
  3. Proto-Germanic*burþiz
  4. Old Norseburðr
  5. Middle Englishbirthe
  6. Englishbirth
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  9. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  10. Englishbirthdom

From birth + -dom.

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APA

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MLA

“birthdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthdom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthdom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthdom.

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