Kitchendom

//ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)ndəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The domain of the kitchen or people who work there. dated, uncountable

    "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?"

Example

More examples

"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?"

Etymology

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

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