[1125–75; ME hordom, equiv. to OE hōr adultery + -dōm-dom; cf. ON hōrdōmr]This word is first recorded in the period 1125–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: large, smell, standard, stave, wing-dom is a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain (kingdom), collection of persons (officialdom), rank or station (earldom), or general condition (freedom)