dominium

[duh-min-ee-uh m]

noun Law.

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

Nearby words

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

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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