Dominion

DOMINION, noun [Latin See [[Dominant]].]

1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling.

The dominion of the Most High is an everlasting dominion [[Daniel 4#3|Daniel 4:3]].

2. Power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure; right of possession and use without being accountable; as the private dominion of individuals.

3. Territory under a government; region; country; district governed, or within the limits of the authority of a prince or state; as the British dominions.

4. Government; right of governing. Jamaica is under the dominion of Great Britain.

5. Predominance; ascendant.

6. An order of angels.

Whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. [[Colossians 1#16|Colossians 1:16]].

7. Persons governed.

Judah was his sanctuary; Israel his dominion [[Psalms 114#2|Psalms 114:2]].