Definition of dominion

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Dominion (n.) 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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Subject :: Subject (a.) That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else..
Province :: Province (n.) Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada..
Territory :: Territory (n.) The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company..
Domain :: Domain (n.) Dominion; empire; authority.
Bey :: Bey (n.) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis..
Kingdom :: Kingdom (n.) The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.
Progress :: Progress (n.) A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions..
Authority :: Authority (n.) Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court..
Lordship :: Lordship (n.) Dominion; power; authority.
Seigniory :: Seigniory (n.) The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
Subjected :: Subjected (a.) Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of another.
Reign :: Reign (n.) The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
Ducat :: Ducat (n.) A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke..
Empery :: Empery (n.) Empire; sovereignty; dominion.
Duchy :: Duchy (n.) The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.
Throne :: Throne (v. t.) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
Rule :: Rule (n.) To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
#NAME? :: -ric () A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority..
Masterdom :: Masterdom (n.) Dominion; rule; command.
Crown :: Crown (n.) Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
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