Word of the Day 7.1.08

do·min·ion (d-mnyn)

n.

1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty: “The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion” Jonathan Edwards.

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

3. often Dominion Abbr. Dom. One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.

4. dominions Christianity See domination.

[Middle English dominioun, from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin domini, dominin-, from Latin dominium, property, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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