Dominion definition

də-mĭnyən
A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
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Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty.
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A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.
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Dominion is defined as control or power over, or the authority to rule.

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

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Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty.
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(Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
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A governed territory or country.
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(law) Ownership; dominium.
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(historical) One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.
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Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth.
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A name formerly used for certain self-governing nations of the Commonwealth.
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Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
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(sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

The dominions of a king.

The dominion of the passions.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
dominion
Plural:
dominions

Origin of dominion

  • Middle English dominioun from Old French dominion from Medieval Latin dominiō dominiōn- from Latin dominium property from dominus lord dem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See domain, demain, demesne.

    From Wiktionary

Dominion Sentence Examples

  • Having thus extended his dominion he became king of Ireland in 915.

  • The remainder of the population is chiefly made up of English-speaking people horn the other provinces of the Dominion, from the United States, from England and Scotland and the north of Ireland.

  • In that year the newly formed Dominion of Canada bought from the company its territorial and.

  • In the extent and importance of her colonial dominion France is second only to Great Britain.

  • The Dominion government maintains an experimental farm of 670 acres at Brandon.

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