Atheldom

Alternative forms

• etheldom

Origin

From athel + -dom. Cognate with Dutch adeldom ("nobility").

Full definition of atheldom

Noun

1. (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
• 1996, Andrew Phillips, The rebirth of England and English:In wishing for an enlightened squirearchy, what Barnes really wanted was the restoration of the patriarchal 'atheldom' or nobility of Saxon 'folk' England - that which had perished at the Battle of Hastings, ...