kaiserdom

noun

kai·​ser·​dom -dəm 

plural -s

1

: the office or authority of a kaiser

opposition to kaiserdom among many American groups

2

: the territory ruled by a kaiser

the most efficient economists of kaiserdom

—New York Times Magazine

Word History

Etymology

probably translation of German kaisertum

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