dominion
- 1) noun, rule; authority
- 2) noun, the land governed by one ruler or government
- 3) noun, sphere of influence; area of control
- 4) noun, a name formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire
- 5) noun, the. New Zealand
Etymology
C15: from Old French, from Latin dominium ownership, from dominus master
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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control, government, power, rule, authority, command, sovereignty, sway, domination, jurisdiction, supremacy, mastery, ascendancy, mana (N.Z.), kingdom, territory, province, country, region, empire, patch, turf (U.S. slang), realm, domain