apedom

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From ape + -dom.

The quality or state of being an ape.

So you're climbing the evolutionary ladder, and you've just begun to break the chains of apedom.2013, John O'Bryan, A History of Weapons, page 14:

Apes, taken collectively.

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