spydomn.
Spying; espionage; the world of spies.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun]
spying1338
espying1340
espialc1386
espyc1386
spyc1450
especiala1500
spieryc1588
intelligence1602
worming1607
scouting1644
espionage1793
spyism1847
spydom1859
obbo1933
great game1936
spooking1977
1859 Times 27 Dec. 6/5 Should the practice of spydom become universal, farewell to all domestic confidence and happiness.
1862 Morning Star 18 June The notion of spydom is so abhorrent to the English feeling.
1899 Daily Tel. 2 Sept. 10/5 The happy family of spydom assembled in Panizzardi's dining-room.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
n.1859