dominion

Dominion is defined as control or power over, or the authority to rule.

(noun)

When a king has power over a certain territory, this is an example of a situation where a king has dominion over that territory.

See dominion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty
a governed territory or country
a name formerly used for certain self-governing nations of the Commonwealth (sense )
Law ownership; dominium

Origin: ME dominioun < ML dominio < L dominus: see dominate

See dominion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty: “The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion” (Jonathan Edwards).
A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
often Dominion Abbr. Dom. One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.
dominions Christianity See domination.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dominioun

Origin: , from Old French dominion

Origin: , from Medieval Latin dominiō, dominiōn-

Origin: , from Latin dominium, property

Origin: , from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots

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