noun

dominion

duh-MIHN-yuhn

noun

Supreme power or authority over a territory or group of people.

"The king claimed dominion over all the lands from the coast to the mountains."

A territory or country governed by a particular ruler or authority.

"Canada and Australia were once dominions of the British Empire."

How to Use Dominion

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishRule or control over a place, or the territory itself that is ruled.

When to use it

Fairly formal or literary word, common in older political and religious texts.

Common pairings

exercise dominion over dominion over the land have dominion

dominions plural

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The king claimed _____ over all the lands from the coast to the mountains.

From Latin dominium, "ownership, lordship," from dominus, "lord, master" — the same root as "dominate" and "domain."

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