fogdom

== English == === Etymology === From fog +‎ -dom. === Noun === fogdom (uncountable) A state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity. 1890, Emily H. Hickey, "A Lay of London Town", in Charles James Longman, Longman's Magazine, Volume 15, page 488: For the busy traffic's roar, and the fogdom dun and brownOf thy streets, O London Town!