bumbledom

/ ˈbʌmbəldəm /

noun

1. self-importance in a minor office

Word History and Origins

Origin of bumbledom¹

C19: after Bumble , name of the beadle in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1837–38)

Example Sentences

Bumbledom was not dead, but its activities were less blatant.

From Project Gutenberg

The judicial standards which prevail in this little Bumbledom may be gathered from another story.

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