Dominion meaning

də-mĭn'yən

A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.

noun

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.

noun

(sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

The dominions of a king.

The dominion of the passions.

noun

Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty.

noun

A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

noun

Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty.

noun

A governed territory or country.

noun

A name formerly used for certain self-governing nations of the Commonwealth.

noun

Ownership; dominium.

noun

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

noun

noun

(historical) One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.

noun

(Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.

noun

Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth.

pronoun

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.

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