witchdom

noun — 2 senses

witchdom

noun

Etymology From Middle English wicchedome, from Old English wiċċedōm, equivalent to witch + -dom.

1

The exercise of witchcraft or of supernatural powers; witchery

  • Chilled with affright young Zarah felt the sinewy arm, / That had won champion’s belt, now tremble under hers, / As smitten suddenly by witchdom’s with’ring charm.1879, Troubadour [pseudonym], Zarah: A Romaunt of Modern Life, London: Samuel Tinsley & Co., […], →OCLC, page 28:
2

The world of witches or of witchcraft; witches collectively

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