dominion
dominion Lexical Profile
dominion Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Supreme authority, sovereignty, or control over a territory, people, or sphere of activity.
"The ancient empire gradually extended its dominion over the neighboring coastal provinces."
The territory, realm, or lands governed by a sovereign ruler or state (often used in the plural).
"Envoys traveled across the monarch's vast dominions to collect the annual tribute."
Historically (frequently capitalized), any of the self-governing nations within the British Empire or Commonwealth that acknowledged the British monarch as head of state, such as Canada or Australia prior to the mid-20th century.
"The Statute of Westminster of 1931 formally established the legislative independence of the British dominions."
• Rhymes for dominion
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio ('lordship, sovereignty'), derived from Latin dominium ('property, ownership'), from dominus ('lord, master').