n.
Pronunciation: d ə - ' mi-ny ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dominioun, from Middle French dominion, modification of Latin dominium, from dominus
Date: 14th century
1 : DOMAIN
2 : supreme authority : SOVEREIGNTY
3 plural : an order of angels ― see CELESTIAL HIERARCHY
4 often capitalized : a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state
5 : absolute ownership
synonyms see POWER