Peerdom vs Deerdom - What's the difference?
peerdom | deerdom |
(obsolete) A lordship.
Peers as a group; peerage.
*2001 , Einar H. Fredriksson, A Century of Science Publishing :
*2002 , Lloyd Biggle, Jr., The Chronocide Mission :
The state or essence of being a deer; deer collectively.
*1972 , Ken Heuser, The Whitetail Deer Guide , page 17:
As nouns the difference between peerdom and deerdom
is that peerdom is (obsolete) a lordship while deerdom is the state or essence of being a deer; deer collectively.peerdom
English
Noun
- Today's most cited authors wil be tomorrow's peers. It all revolves around professional proficiency, sharing specific research traditions, the availability of money, publications in leading journals, honours received. There is more to peerdom than reviewing papers.
- The families that left the village in the dead of niot were headed westward to a new peerdom' beyond the reach of peers and lashers — a '''peerdom''' of one- namers, a ' peerdom where they could manage their own affairs, educate their children, and guarantee a full measure of freedom to all.
deerdom
English
Noun
(-)- It tells all deerdom that something is radically wrong in the area, and to be prepared to clear out now!
