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dominion
English
Etymology
From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??m?nj?n/, /do??m?nj?n/
- Rhymes: -?nj?n
- Hyphenation: do?min?ion
Noun
dominion (countable and uncountable, plural dominions)
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides Translated into English
- To choose between dominion or slavery.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides Translated into English
- predominance; ascendancy
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things which are confus'd and transient.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- (sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- (biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
- Synonym: domination
Related terms
- dominate
- domination
- dominator
- domineering
- domino
- subdominion
Translations
Further reading
- dominion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- dominion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Finnish
Noun
dominion
- Genitive singular form of dominio.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.mi.nj??/
Noun
dominion m (plural dominions)
- dominion
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English dominion, from Latin dominium
Noun
dominion m (definite singular dominionen, indefinite plural dominioner or dominions, definite plural dominionene)
- a dominion
Usage notes
The use of dominions as indefinite plural may be from Danish via Riksmål.
References
- “dominion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “dominion” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English dominion, from Latin dominium
Noun
dominion m (definite singular dominionen, indefinite plural dominionar, definite plural dominionane)
- a dominion
References
- “dominion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French dominion
Noun
dominion n (plural dominioane)
- dominion
Declension
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behest
English
Etymology
From Middle English biheste, from Old English beh?s (“vow, promise”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“be-”), *haisiz (“command”), from *haitan? (“to command”). Final -t by analogy with other similar words in -t. Related to Old English beh?tan (“to command, promise”), Middle Low German beheit, beh?t (“a promise”). Compare also hest (“command”), hight.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /bi?h?st/
Noun
behest (plural behests)
- A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of. [from 12th c.]
- 2009, “What a waste”, The Economist, 15 Oct 2009:
- the House of Representatives will try to water down even this feeble effort at the behest of the unions whose members enjoy some of the most lavish policies.
- 2011, Owen Gibson, The Guardian, 24 Mar 2011:
- The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, is to meet with the BBC director general, Mark Thompson, at the behest of the Premier League in a bid to resolve their long-running feud.
- 2009, “What a waste”, The Economist, 15 Oct 2009:
- (obsolete) A vow; a promise.
- c. 1440, Markaryte Paston, letter to John Paston
- The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made.
- c. 1440, Markaryte Paston, letter to John Paston
Translations
Verb
behest (third-person singular simple present behests, present participle behesting, simple past and past participle behested)
- (obsolete) To promise; vow.
Anagrams
- Bethes, Thebes, Thêbes, bethes, thebes
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