# dominion

> English word · Noun · IPA /dəˈmɪnjən/ · frequency rank #11,879

## Definitions
1. Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
2. Predominance; ascendancy.
3. A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
4. kingdom
5. An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.

## Etymology
From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.

## Easily confused with
- **domino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominion-vs-domino)
- **dominos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominion-vs-dominos)
- **dominions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominion-vs-dominions)
- **Domini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/domini-vs-dominion)
- **Dominic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominic-vs-dominion)
- **Dominica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominica-vs-dominion)
- **Dominican** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominican-vs-dominion)
- **domination** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/domination-vs-dominion)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddominion`, `dmoinion`, `doimnion`, `domiinon`, `dominino`, `dominionn`, `dominnion`, `dominoin`, `domminion`, `domniion`, `odminion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dominion