# owndom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊn.dəm/

## Definitions
1. Property.
2. Personal belongings; possessions.
3. A characteristic; quality; attribute; trait.
4. Ownership; possession.
5. Control of oneself; self-mastery.

## Etymology
From own + -dom, a calque of German Eigentum (“property”), from eigen (“own”) + -tum (“-dom”). Compare Saterland Frisian Oaindum (“property, possession”), Dutch eigendom, West Frisian eigendom.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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