"selfdom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: selfdoms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English selfdom, from Old English selfdōm (“independence”), equivalent to self + -dom. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|selfdom}} Middle English selfdom, {{inh|en|ang|selfdōm||independence}} Old English selfdōm (“independence”), {{suffix|en|self|dom}} self + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} selfdom (usually uncountable, plural selfdoms)
  1. (archaic) selfhood. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually

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