Etymograph

English

readerdom

From reader + -dom.

Formed from reader + -dom

Proto-West Germanic *rādāri

Old English rēdere ‘a reader’

Middle English reder

English reader

Today it means

noun The realm, sphere, influence, or body of readers; readers collectively; readership.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “readerdom”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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