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 4:3.2. 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 1:16.7. Persons governed.Judah was his sanctuary; Israel his dominion Psalms 114:2