dominion

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Predominance; ascendancy.
  3. (countable, figuratively, sometimes, uncountable) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
  4. (countable, uncountable) kingdom
  5. (countable, uncountable) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.

Traductions

Herrschaftsgebiet

dominion

εξουσία

Dominion

επικράτεια

Eigentumsrecht

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/dəˈmɪnjən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.

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