domain

/dəʊˈmeɪn/doh-MAYN

/doʊˈmeɪn/doh-MAYN

Meaninga lord's land

Common meaning: an area of control or knowledge

dommaster of a house, lordLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 608 · scan
ainnoun ending: a stretch or tract of

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dominus ‘master of a house, lord’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry dominus, p. 151 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DAMSEL, p. 151 · dictionary scan

Roots

dominus Latin “master of a house, lord”

Related words

damsel dominant dominion domino

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