·vt To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to Tyrannize; to Bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness;
— often with over; as, to domineer over dependents.
To reprove or command in an insolent or haughty manner. Don't think as how you shall domineer here. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose