dominion

dominion

noun | \ də-ˈmin-yən \ | do·min·ion

  1. a : supreme authority : sovereignty

    b : a territory over which such authority is exercised

    c : a self-governing nation (as Canada) of the British Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as the head of state

  1. : the power (as authority) or right (as ownership) to use or dispose of property; specifically : absolute or exclusive use, control, ownership, or possession of property the transferred property is placed beyond the donor's dominion and control —W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. the bailee exercised dominion over the vehicle : absolute or exclusive use, control, ownership, or possession of property the transferred property is placed beyond the donor's dominion and control —W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. the bailee exercised dominion over the vehicle