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domesday
Domesday Book
domestic
domestic court
domestic partner
domestic prelate
domesticate
domesticity
domette
domical
domicile
domiciled
domiciled bill
domiciliary
domiciliary care
domiciliate
dominance
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-dom

-dom


suffix 
Definition:
 
1. status, condition
martyrdom

2. office, rank, domain
dukedom

3. people associated with a status or rank
fandom

[ Old English -dōm< Indo-European, "put, place"]
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