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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)

  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.

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dominus

  1. conditional of domini

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