dominion
/dəˈmɪnjən/
noun
- Control or the power to rule over something or someone.
- She struggled to maintain dominion over her emotions during the argument.
- The company had complete dominion over the local market for decades.
- The king claimed dominion over all the lands in the valley.
- A territory or area that is controlled by a single ruler or government.
- The explorer mapped the entire dominion for the first time.
- The vast dominion stretched from the mountains to the sea.
- Canada was once a dominion within the British Empire.
- In law, the right of ownership or possession of property.
- The farmer held full dominion over his land and its resources.
- Disputes over dominion of the mineral rights lasted for years.
- The court recognized her dominion over the inherited estate.
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