Boerdom

English

Etymology

Boer +‎ -dom

Noun

Boerdom (uncountable)

  1. The realm or sphere of the Boers.
    • 1891, Edward P. Mathers, Zambesia, England's El Dorado (page 13)
      […] for the first time in the history of Boerdom, the way to the north no longer exists.
    • 1898, African Review (volume 16, page 31)
      When, however, the proposal was submitted to the Volksraad, only two members could be found to speak in favour, and it was rejected after a debate which leads the impartial reader to despair of Boerdom.
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