noun.
Lordship; sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; empire: as, a territory under the dominion of a foreign power.
noun.
The right of uncontrolled possession, use, and disposal; power of control.
noun.
A territory and people subject to a specific government or control; a domain: as, the dominions of Prussia.
noun.
plural Same as dominations. See domination, 3.
noun.
Synonyms Sovereignty, sway, control, rule, mastery, ascendancy.