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grazierdom

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English

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Etymology

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From grazier +‎ -dom.

Noun

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grazierdom (uncountable)

  1. The role or status of grazier.
    • 2007, Paul Bew, Ireland: The Politics of Enmity 1789-2006, page 250:
      There was a widely based hostility towards consolidation, and the increased emphasis on pasture as opposed to tillage: a transition which had strengthened a culture of 'grazierdom' amongst Irish farmers.