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dominus
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See also: Dominus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dominus (“master”). Doublet of dan, dom, domine, dominie, and don.
Pronunciation
Noun
dominus (plural domini)
- (historical) master; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor, castle or an academic master
- January 1848, The New Sporting Magazine, volume 15, page 23:
- The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret.
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References
- “dominus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
Dominus (title) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Verb
dominus
- conditional of domini
Latin
Lithuanian
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