dominion

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium ("lordship, right of ownership"), from dominus, from domus. See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.