dominus C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈdɑːmənəs/ UK /ˈdɒmɪnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #30121 Meanings 1 noun historical: a lord or master; a title formerly applied to a knight, cleric, or academic master The chronicler addressed the abbot as dominus of the estate. 2 noun law: an owner rather than a user, or a principal rather than an agent The court treated the landholder as dominus and the tenant as user. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: a lord or... lordmasterproprietor 2 noun · law: an owner rather than a... ownerprincipal ↔ Opposites servantagentuser Word family Related forms dominiondominantdominate Etymology Borrowed directly from Latin dominus, 'lord, master, or owner.' It survives in historical titles and in technical legal contrasts such as owner versus user and principal versus agent. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dominus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑːmənəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒmɪnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 30121 ## Meanings 1. historical: a lord or master; a title formerly applied to a knight, cleric, or academic master 2. law: an owner rather than a user, or a principal rather than an agent ## Examples - The chronicler addressed the abbot as dominus of the estate. - The court treated the landholder as dominus and the tenant as user. ## Synonyms - lord - master - owner - principal - proprietor ## Antonyms - servant - agent - user ## Related Forms - dominion - dominant - dominate ## Etymology Borrowed directly from Latin dominus, 'lord, master, or owner.' It survives in historical titles and in technical legal contrasts such as owner versus user and principal versus agent. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown