dominion /dəˈmɪnjən/ noun5 •Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.To choose between dominion or slavery. — 1881 •Predominance; ascendancy.Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things which are confus'd and transient. — 1695 •A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy command: for this is thy dominion! — 1843 •kingdom •An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.For by him were all things created[…], whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. — 1611 formsdominions
