pagedomn.
/ˈpeɪdʒdəm/, U.S. /ˈpeɪdʒd(ə)m/ Now rare.
The condition of being a page; the office or position of page (in various senses). Cf. page n.1 6b, 6c.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > boy or man attending on person of high rank > position of
pagery1562
pagehood1820
pageship1822
pagedom1856
1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 61 Hyder's cow-boy belongings..became useful in his pagedom novitiate.
1899 A. Jones Life & Work Thomas Dudley ii. 15 The story of pagedom is an interesting one... To make it evident how far removed it was from menial service, and yet how near and bordering to it in some of its offices, we must venture a little into its functions and duties.
1995 Roll Call (Nexis) 12 June Sen. Jacob Javits..was also the first to name an African-American and a Puerto Rican to pagedom [in the U.S. Congress].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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