Dominion

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.

II. Dominion ·noun A supposed high order of angels; dominations. ·see Domination, 3.

III. Dominion ·noun Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

IV. Dominion ·noun 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.

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