Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Dominion

Dominion , noun

[Late Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium. See Domain, Dungeon.]

1.
Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. — Dan. iv. 34
To choose between dominion or slavery. — Jowett (Thucyd. )
2.
Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
Objects placed foremost ought... have dominion over things confused and transient. — Dryden
3.
That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.
4.
A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. — Milton
By him were all things created... whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. — Col. i. 16