rebeldom

[ reb-uhl-duhm ]

noun

1. a region or territory controlled by rebels.
2. rebels collectively.
3. rebellious conduct.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebeldom¹

First recorded in 1855–60; rebel + -dom

Example Sentences

Put these things by the side of the acts of the “vandal Yankees” in Virginia, and then let mad Rebeldom prate of honor!

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Of course I held my tongue, and gave no one reason to suppose that I had ever been in rebeldom.

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Well, it can be but a day or two, and we are out of rebeldom.

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I could not remember seeing this before, so I made up my mind I was actually inside rebeldom.

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Where our flag now is once unfolded in any part of rebeldom, there it continues to float, and will float forever.

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