vidame

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UK/ˈviːdɑːm/US/viˈdæm/

noun

One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later were given status of fiefs, and became feudal nobles.

OriginMiddle French vidame ← Latin vice-dominus →
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Meanings

nounvidame (plural vidames)

plural vidames

  1. FrancehistoricalOne of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later were given status of fiefs, and became feudal nobles.

Origin

  1. Latinvice“instead of”
  2. Latinvice-dominus
  3. Middle Frenchvidame
  4. Englishvidame

Borrowed from Middle French vidame, from Latin vice-dominus, from Latin vice (“instead of”) + dominus (“master, lord”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vidame

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Anagrams

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APA

vidame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vidame

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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