'Dominion' definitions:
Definition of 'dominion'
(from WordNet)
noun
Dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" [syn: dominion, rule]
noun
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion]
noun
One of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
Definition of 'Dominion'
From: GCIDE
- Dominion \Do*min"ion\, n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See Domain, Dungeon.]
- 1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. [1913 Webster]
- I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. --Dan. iv. 34. [1913 Webster]
- To choose between dominion or slavery. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). [1913 Webster]
- 2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency. [1913 Webster]
- Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion over things confused and transient. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions. [1913 Webster]
- 4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. --Col. i. 16.
- Syn: Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction; government; territory; district; region. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dominion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- administration,
- ally,
- ambit,
- antecedence,
- antecedency,
- anteposition,
- anteriority,
- archduchy,
- archdukedom,
- area,
- arena,
- ascendance,
- ascendancy,
- ascendant,
- authority,
- authorization,
- bailiwick,
- balance of power,
- be-all and end-all,
- beat,
- blue ribbon,
- body politic,
- border,
- borderland,
- buffer state,
- captive nation,
- champaign,
- championship,
- chieftaincy,
- chieftainry,
- circle,
- circuit,
- city-state,
- claws,
- clutches,
- colony,
- command,
- commonweal,
- commonwealth,
- control,
- country,
- county,
- demesne,
- department,
- directorship,
- disposition,
- domain,
- dominance,
- dominancy,
- domination,
- dominium,
- duchy,
- dukedom,
- earldom,
- effectiveness,
- eminent domain,
- empery,
- empire,
- field,
- first place,
- first prize,
- free city,
- front position,
- governance,
- government,
- grand duchy,
- grasp,
- grip,
- gripe,
- hand,
- hands,
- headship,
- hegemony,
- height,
- helm,
- hemisphere,
- highest,
- hold,
- imperium,
- influence,
- iron hand,
- judicial circuit,
- jurisdiction,
- kingdom,
- kingship,
- land,
- land tenure,
- landholding,
- landownership,
- landowning,
- leadership,
- lordship,
- management,
- mandant,
- mandate,
- mandated territory,
- mandatee,
- mandatory,
- march,
- masterdom,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maximum,
- most,
- nation,
- nationality,
- ne plus ultra,
- new high,
- orb,
- orbit,
- overlordship,
- ownership,
- pale,
- palms,
- paramountcy,
- polis,
- polity,
- possession,
- possessorship,
- power,
- precedence,
- precedency,
- preceding,
- precession,
- precinct,
- precursor,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- predomination,
- preeminence,
- preference,
- prefixation,
- prelude,
- preponderance,
- prepotence,
- prepotency,
- presidency,
- primacy,
- principality,
- principate,
- priority,
- property,
- proprietary,
- proprietorship,
- protectorate,
- prothesis,
- province,
- puppet government,
- puppet regime,
- raj,
- realm,
- record,
- region,
- regnancy,
- reign,
- reins of government,
- republic,
- round,
- rule,
- satellite,
- say,
- seigniory,
- seneschalty,
- settlement,
- sovereign nation,
- sovereignty,
- sphere,
- state,
- sultanate,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- supremacy,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- sway,
- talons,
- terrain,
- territory,
- the lead,
- top priority,
- top spot,
- toparchia,
- toparchy,
- upper hand,
- urgency,
- walk,
- whip hand,
- zenith