grazierdom

grazierdom

English

Etymology

grazier +‎ -dom

Noun

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.