bumbledom
/ (ˈbʌmbəldəm) /
noun
self-importance in a minor office
Word Origin for bumbledom
C19: after
Bumble, name of the beadle in Dickens'
Oliver Twist (1837–38)
Words nearby bumbledom
bumble-foot,
bumble-puppy,
bumblebee,
bumblebeefish,
bumbleberry,
bumbledom,
bumblefoot,
bumbleheaded,
bumblepuppy,
bumbling,
bumboat
Example sentences from the Web for bumbledom
Bumbledom was not dead, but its activities were less blatant.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. III of IV |Charles L. Graves