Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The domain of dunces; dunces in general.
Wiktionary
- n. The realm or domain of dunces.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Jocose The realm or domain of dunces.
Etymologies
- dunce + -dom (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Flecknoe, an obscure Irish poetaster, being about to retire from the throne of duncedom, resolved to settle the succession upon his son,”
“~ -- It is at once the thinnest and most effective of all the coverings under which duncedom sneaks and skulks.”
“{177} obscure Irish poetaster, being about to retire from the throne of duncedom, resolved to settle the succession upon his son, Shadwell, whose claims to the inheritance are vigorously asserted.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘duncedom’.
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1906 Railway Cipher Code
Terms from the Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, 1906. The terms were shorthand for common phrases used in telegraphic communications between station agents and Railway Asso...
abetting, abdominal, abiology, ablative, abnormal, abominate, aboveboard, abrasive, absinth, abstinent, accursed, acetate and 212 more...
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Master of Your Domain?
bachelordom, birthdom, bumbledom, chiefdom, christendom, churchdom, dukedom, duncedom, earldom, fandom, fiefdom, heathendom and 22 more...
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bilby I was going to say that's like George HW Bush and then George W Bush, but I was forgetting Florida. Jan 22, 2013
hernesheir Railroad telegraphers' shorthand for "Draft not properly endorsed; send duplicate or second with proper endorsement". --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906. Jan 22, 2013