dominium

[ duh-min-ee-uh m ]

/ dəˈmɪn i əm /

noun Law.

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

Nearby words

dominick, dominie, dominion, dominions, dominique, dominium, domino, domino effect, domino paper, domino theory, dominoes

Origin of dominium

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

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Examples from the Web for dominium

The theory of "Dominium," adopted and popularised by Wyclif, is an entirely feudal one.
A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand
All which is summed up by Wyclif in his proposition: any "dominium" has grace for its foundation.
A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand
The owner of the nkele had over his land a little less than dominium and a little more than usufruct.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
But it cannot become ours by legal right or pass into our dominium without our consent.
The Grey Friars in Oxford|Andrew G. Little

The right of property, provided it can have a cause, can have but one—Dominium non potest nisi ex una causa contingere.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon

British Dictionary definitions for dominium

dominium

rarely dominion

/ (dəˈmɪnɪəm) /

noun

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

Word Origin for dominium

C19: from Latin: property, ownership; see dominion

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