dominion

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.

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[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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dominion

Noun

1. control or authority

2. the land governed by one ruler or government

3. (formerly) a self-governing division of the British Empire [Latin dominium ownership]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dominion - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" rule ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" paramountcy - the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority raj - British dominion over India (1757-1947) sovereignty, reign - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch suzerainty - the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the suzerainty of..."
	2.	dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes district, territorial dominion, territory administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes border district, borderland, marchland, march - district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" city district - a district of a town or city congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives development - a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments" enclave - an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it palatinate - a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences goldfield - a district where gold is mined jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised mandate, mandatory - a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves associated state, protectorate - a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" possession - a territory that is controlled by a ruling state trust territory, trusteeship - a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations British East Africa - the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar British West Africa - the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
	3.	Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

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dominion

noun 1. control, government, power, rule, authority, command, sovereignty, sway, domination, jurisdiction, supremacy, mastery, ascendancy, mana N.Z.

noun 2. kingdom, territory, province, country, region, empire, patch, turf U.S. (slang) realm, domain

Translations

dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] n → dominio

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dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] n → domination f; territoire m; dominion m

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dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] n (territory) → Herrschaftsgebiet nt;

(authority);

to have dominion over → Macht haben über +acc

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dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] n → dominio; sovranità;

(BRIT ) (POL) → dominion m inv