The world, realm, or domain of feathered birds; the collective existence or society of birds.
Compound of 'feather' and the suffix '-dom' (kingdom, realm). Created by analogy with words like 'kingdom' and 'Christendom,' applying the suffix to feather to mean 'the realm of feathered creatures.'
The '-dom' suffix is fascinating because it originally meant 'judgment' or 'power,' but became used to describe entire realms or domains—'Christendom,' 'kingdom,' 'featherdom.' It's a way of saying 'the whole world of feathered things' with just one word.
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