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dominion
[ duh-min-yuhn ]
noun
- the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- rule; control; domination.
- a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway.
- lands or domains subject to sovereignty or control.
- Government. a territory constituting a self-governing commonwealth and being one of a number of such territories united in a community of nations, or empire: formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire, as Canada and New Zealand.
- dominions, Theology. domination ( def 3 ).
dominion
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- rule; authority
- the land governed by one ruler or government
- sphere of influence; area of control
- a name formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire
- theDominionNew Zealand
- law a less common word for dominium
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Other Word Forms
- t··iDz adjective
- -·iDz noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dominion1
C15: from Old French, from Latin dominium ownership, from dominus master
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If another male approaches, the presiding reptile will do “push-ups” to assert dominion over its realm.
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In another baffling tweet, the rapper claimed to have “dominion over” Censori.
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When Otis promoted California’s Southland, he wasn’t expressing the pride of a regional native — he was creating a new dominion.
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Prince Baltasar Carlos, Philip’s only son and likely heir to all the king’s dominions, had died at 16, apparently a smallpox victim.
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One home-school movement has developed a package for families to build “a 200-year plan for family dominion.”
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