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dominie definition

domi·nie (däm′ə nē; for 2, usually dō′mə-)

noun

  1. in Scotland, a schoolmaster
  2. Informal any pastor or clergyman

Etymology: < voc. (domine) of L dominus: see dominate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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