dominion
n
1 [U] ~ (over sb/sth) (fml 文) authority to rule; effective control 統(tǒng)治; 管轄
under foreign dominion 在外國統(tǒng)治下
have/be given dominion over peoples, lives, etc 具有[被授予]統(tǒng)治各民族、 生殺予奪等的權(quán)力.
2 [C] area controlled by one government or ruler 領(lǐng)土; 版圖
the vast dominions of the Chinese Empire 中華帝國廣闊的版圖.
3 (often 常作 Dominion) [C]
(formerly) any of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth (舊時)英聯(lián)邦的自治領(lǐng)之一.