dominion

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /dəˈmɪnjən/ UK /dəˈmɪniən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
sovereignty or control; a territory under a single ruler

The crown held dominion over lands stretching to the sea.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · sovereignty or control; a... sovereignty control authority rule supremacy jurisdiction realm

Opposites

subjection servitude subordination

Word family

Related forms dominate dominant dominator domain

Simplified etymology

Dominion, recorded from the Middle English period, comes from the same Latin root as domina, meaning “mistress,” which also gave English dame.

Etymology

From Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, from Latin dominium ('property, ownership'), from dominus ('master, lord').

dominium Latin dominus Latin domus Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# dominion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dəˈmɪnjən/
**IPA (UK):** /dəˈmɪniən/

## Meanings
1. sovereignty or control; a territory under a single ruler

## Examples
- The crown held dominion over lands stretching to the sea.

## Synonyms
- sovereignty
- control
- authority
- rule
- supremacy
- jurisdiction
- realm

## Antonyms
- subjection
- servitude
- subordination

## Related Forms
- dominate
- dominant
- dominator
- domain

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dominium
- Root: dominus
- Root: domus

## Etymology
From Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, from Latin dominium ('property, ownership'), from dominus ('master, lord').

## AI Etymology
Dominion comes from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, from Latin dominium ('property, ownership'), from dominus ('master, lord'). The etymological trail includes Latin dominium, Latin dominus, and Latin domus. As a noun, dominion names sovereignty or control; a territory under a single ruler. The same family is visible in related forms such as dominate, dominant, dominator, and domain.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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