kitchendom

English

WOTD – 6 January 2024

Etymology

From kitchen +‎ -dom (suffix denoting a domain or jurisdiction).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)ndəm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˌdəm/
  • Hyphenation: kit‧chen‧dom

Noun

kitchendom (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The domain of the kitchen or people who work there. [from mid 19th c.]
    • 1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 79:
      What knowest thou of flowers, except, belike / To garnish meats with? hath not our good King / Who lent me thee, the flower of kitchendom, / A foolish love of flowers?

Translations

References

  1. ^ “kitchendom, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2023; “kitchendom, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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