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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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might
English
Alternative forms
- mite (eye dialect, informal)
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?t, IPA(key): /ma?t/
- Homophone: mite
- Rhymes: -a?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English myght, might (also maught, macht, maht), from Old English miht, mieht, meaht, mæht (“might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability, virtue, mighty work, miracle, angel”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *móg?tis, *meg?- (“to allow, be able, help”), corresponding to Germanic *magan? + *-þiz.
Cognate with Scots micht, maucht (“might”), North Frisian macht (“might, ability”), West Frisian macht (“might, ability”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“power, might”), Swedish makt (“might”), Norwegian makt (“power”), Icelandic máttur (“might”), Gothic ???????????????????? (mahts). Related to may.
Noun
might (countable and uncountable, plural mights)
- (countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
- 1969, {unattributed}, Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volume 99
- "Since every nation considers itself right, peace lies in balancing the military mights of the possible rivals."
- 1969, {unattributed}, Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volume 99
- (uncountable) Physical strength or force.
- He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.
- (uncountable) The ability to do something.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
might (comparative mighter, superlative mightest)
- (obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
- (obsolete) Possible.
Etymology 2
From Old English meahte and mihte, from magan, whence English may.
Verb
might (third-person singular simple present might, no present participle, simple past might, no past participle)
- (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
- 1608, Joseph Hall, Characters of Virtues and Vices
- The characterism of an honest man: He looks not to what he might do, but what he should.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; […]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
- 1608, Joseph Hall, Characters of Virtues and Vices
- (auxiliary) simple past tense of may Used to indicate permission in past tense.
- 1922, James Frazer, The Golden Bough, Chapter 60:
- The king and queen of Tahiti might not touch the ground anywhere but within their hereditary domains; for the ground on which they trod became sacred.
- 1922, James Frazer, The Golden Bough, Chapter 60:
- (auxiliary) simple past tense of may Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
- Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
- (auxiliary) Even though.
- (auxiliary) Used in polite requests for permission
Usage notes
For many speakers, the use as the past tense of the auxiliary may, indicating permission, is obsolete: I told him he might not see her will only be interpreted as "I told him he would possibly not see her," and not as "I told him he was not allowed to see her." For the latter case, "could not" or "was/were not allowed to," "was/were forbidden to," etc., will be used instead.
Conjugation
- archaic second-person singular simple past - mightest
- nonstandard, archaic third-person singular simple past - mighteth
Alternative forms
- mought (obsolete outside US dialects)
- mout (US regional pronunciation spelling)
Translations
See also
- could
- Appendix:English modal verbs
- Appendix:English tag questions
References
- might at OneLook Dictionary Search
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