DOM


Meaning of DOM in English

/dom/ ; for 2 also Port. /dawonn/ , n.

1. ( sometimes cap. ) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.

2. ( usually cap. ) a Portuguese title affixed to a man's given name; Sir: formerly a title of certain dignitaries.

[ 1710-20; short for L dominus lord, master ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .