dondom

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noun

The office or position of a don.

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Meanings

noundondom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe office or position of a don.
  2. uncountableThe domain of dons, considered collectively.

    College governing bodies are taking this more seriously and it is filtering down to the whole of dondom, that is why the dial has moved.

    2021 February 12, Camilla Turner, anonymous quotee, “Eton sees Oxbridge offers halve in recent years amid diversity drive”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2022

Origin

From don + -dom.

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APA

dondom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dondom

MLA

“dondom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dondom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dondom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dondom.

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