Meanings
nounchefdom (uncountable)
- uncountableCollectively, all chefs.
- uncountableThe state of being a chef.
Still they keep coming, perhaps spurred on by the celebrity status that chefdom has achieved in the past decade.
2009 February 26, Corey Mintz, “Prepping for a culinary career”, in Toronto Star
Origin
From chef + -dom. Piecewise doublet of chiefdom.
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chefdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chefdom
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“chefdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chefdom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chefdom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chefdom.
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