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dominion

Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪnjən/
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Definition of dominion

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] sovereignty or control:man’s attempt to establish dominion over nature
  • another term for dominium.
  • 2 (usually dominions) the territory of a sovereign or government:the Angevin dominions
  • (Dominion) historical each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth: Great Britain, together with her Dominions and Colonies

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin dominio(n-), from Latin dominium, from dominus 'lord, master'

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