dominion

Meaning

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

Synonyms

rule

power

territory

kingdom

sovereignty

control

district

sway

authority

possession

command

domination

supremacy

domain

mastery

territorial dominion

region

colony

dependency

jurisdiction

empire

mastership

mandate

rulership

reign

regulation

ascendency

realm

raj

field

protectorate

government

country

lordship

area

order

ownership

parcel

parcel of land

plan

precinct

premises

prerogative

primacy

appoint

puissance

punish

range

run

sceptre

section

settlement

soil

sphere

sphere of action

sphere of influence

state

superiority

suzerainty

tract

upper hand

vassal state

yard

zone

overlordship

piece of ground

piece of land

supervision

supreme power

principality

authorisation

authorization

beat

belt

bidding

charge

circuit

coercion

compass

🧭

compulsion

constraint

decide

demesne

dictation

direction

dominance

exaction

extent

govern

governance

ground

hold

judge

🧑‍⚖️

judgement

kingship

land

law

leadership

locality

locus

majesty

might

nation

office

🏢

Hyphenated as

do‧min‧ion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dəˈmɪnjən/

Etymology

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.