Dominion

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  • noun. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty.
  • noun. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  • noun. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
  • noun. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
  • noun. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject. Also used figuratively.
  • noun. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. power or the use of power; sovereignty over something.
  • noun. a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence.
  • noun. One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.
  • noun. An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  • noun. one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
  • noun. dominance or power through legal authority