dominium

[ duh-min-ee-uhm ]

nounLaw.
  1. complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.

Origin of dominium

1
1815–25; <Latin, equivalent to domin(us) lord, master + -ium-ium

Words Nearby dominium

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How to use dominium in a sentence

  • But during the eighteenth century the rule pirata non mutat dominium became more and more recognised.

  • The delicate shade of difference that Bracton would see between dominicum and dominium is not as yet marked.

    Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
  • Ownership is dominium; but governmental power, jurisdictional power, these also are dominium.

    Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
  • One dominium rises above another dominium, one seisin over another seisin.

    Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
  • He has in the land full and absolute dominium and is going to transfer this to another.

    Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for dominium

dominium

rarely dominion

/ (dəˈmɪnɪəm) /


noun
  1. property law the ownership or right to possession of property, esp realty

Origin of dominium

1
C19: from Latin: property, ownership; see dominion

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