The world or sphere of clubs; the realm of club culture and club membership collectively.
Combines 'club' with the suffix '-dom' (meaning 'kingdom' or 'domain'), similar to words like 'kingdom' and 'wisdom'. Created in the 19th century to refer to the social world centered around membership clubs.
The suffix '-dom' usually means kingdoms or realms, so 'clubdom' makes it sound like clubs have their own entire civilization—which honestly describes the Victorian era perfectly, when London's clubs were basically rival kingdoms for wealthy men.
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