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

Decimus liber de modis illicitis, conferendi et acquirendi et detinendi dona Dei gratuita ac praeposituras Ecclesiae quaestiones eorum pertractat, et an requiratur gratia Dei ad habendum dominium.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 by Clergymen, Society of

For the fishery rights and the principle of the dominium marisin the narrow seas were no longer the only questions in dispute between England and the States.

From History of Holland by Edmundson, George

Et si habent uxores 2 denarios de havedsot quia capiunt super dominium boscum et aquam et habent exitum, et si non habent uxorem vel uxor virum, dabit unum denarium.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul