dominion

[ duh-min-yuh n ]
/ dəˈmɪn yən /

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).

Origin of dominion

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin *dominiōn- (stem of *dominiō) lordship, equivalent to Latin domin(ium) dominium + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM dominion

in·ter·do·min·ion, adjective self-do·min·ion, noun

Words nearby dominion

dominicale, dominican, dominican republic, dominick, dominie, dominion, dominions, dominique, dominium, domino, domino effect

Words related to dominions

control, domain, regimentation, jurisdiction, terrain, walk, supremacy, sphere, regiment, seniority, empire, management, realm, district, field, prerogative, commission, state, privilege, sovereignty

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British Dictionary definitions for dominions (1 of 2)

dominions
/ (dəˈmɪnjənz) /

pl n

(often capital) another term for dominations

British Dictionary definitions for dominions (2 of 2)

dominion
/ (dəˈmɪnjən) /

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
theDominion New Zealand
law a less common word for dominium

Word Origin for dominion

C15: from Old French, from Latin dominium ownership, from dominus master