dominus

See also: Dominus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dominus (“master”). Doublet of dan, dom, domine, dominie, and don.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɒmɪnəs/

Noun

dominus (plural domini)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• dominicide

Related terms

• domina
• don
• donzel

References

• “dominus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• Dominus (title) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dimuons

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈminus/

Verb

dominus

1. conditional of domini