dominion
Meanings
Plural: dominions
Noun
- dominance or power through legal authority
- "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- predominance; ascendancy
- A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- kingdom
- An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.
Synonyms
district, domination, rule, territorial dominion, territory
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 14
dominion is a valid Words With Friends word