dominium

American  

[duh-min-ee-uhm] / dəˈmɪn i əm /

noun

Law.

1. complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.

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dominium British  

/ dəˈmɪnɪəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dominium

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

Example Sentences

"The Pacific Ocean does not belong to the dominium of the U.S. or Japan," Kim said.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2023

Byzantium's dominium might not contain any western European territories, but its rulers were quite clear that the continent could only have one imperator – and he was to be found in Constantinople.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2010

The property, which was absolutely labour-property, was at once perceived to be such, to be dominium and not merely possessio; it never occurred to anybody either to doubt it or to believe it.

From Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory by Zenker, Ernst Viktor

His power over the free members was called patria potestas, “paternal authority”; over the slaves it was dominium, “lordship.”

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Not an inch of ground in England was owned save under his authority, as enjoying the supremum dominium.

From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Thebaud, Augustus J.