Definition of dominion
- n. - Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing
and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control;
sovereignty; supremacy.
- n. - Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
- 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.
- n. - A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See
Domination, 3.