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dominium

[duh-min-ee-uh m]
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noun Law.
  1. complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.

Origin of dominium

1815–25; < Latin, equivalent to domin(us) lord, master + -ium -ium
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Historical Examples

  • But it cannot become ours by legal right or pass into our dominium without our consent.

    The Grey Friars in Oxford

    Andrew G. Little

  • Non est ergo necessarium dicere quod legatum semper transit in dominium legatarii.

  • It was not till after the time of Cicero that the general name of dominium was given to all proprietorship.

  • The theory of "Dominium," adopted and popularised by Wyclif, is an entirely feudal one.

  • All which is summed up by Wyclif in his proposition: any "dominium" has grace for its foundation.

British Dictionary definitions for dominium

dominium

rarely dominion

noun
  1. property law the ownership or right to possession of property, esp realty

Word Origin

C19: from Latin: property, ownership; see dominion
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