fussiness and stupidity of minor officials; petty bureaucracy
Word origin
beadle + -dom
beadledom in American English
(ˈbidldəm)
noun
a stupid or officious display or exercise of authority, as by petty officials
Word origin
[1855–60; beadle + -dom]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, output, pickup, pipeline, specialist-dom is a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain (kingdom), collection of persons (officialdom), rank or station (earldom), or general condition (freedom)