dominie

[dom-uh-nee, doh-muh-]

dom·i·nie

[dom-uh-nee, doh-muh-]
noun
1.
Chiefly Scot. a schoolmaster.
2.
a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church.
3.
Chiefly Hudson Valley. a pastor or minister.

Origin:
1605–15; variant of domine
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dominie (ˈdɒmɪnɪ)
 
n
1.  a Scot word for schoolmaster
2.  a minister or clergyman: also used as a term of address
 
[C17: from Latin dominē, vocative case of dominus lord]

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