English Explanatory Dictionary

owndom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Property.
  2. Personal belongings; possessions.
  3. A characteristic; quality; attribute; trait.
  4. Ownership; possession.
  5. Control of oneself; self-mastery.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊn.dəm/ /ˈoʊn.dəm/

Word forms

owndom owndoms

Etymology

From own + -dom, a calque of German Eigentum (“property”), from eigen (“own”) + -tum (“-dom”). Compare Saterland Frisian Oaindum (“property, possession”), Dutch eigendom, West Frisian eigendom.

Synonyms

belongings aught owndom possession property propriety race attribute characteristic designation distinction distinctiveness feature hallmark parameter quality trait touch whatness proprietorship ownership
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