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dominus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɒmɪnəs/
  • CMU ARPABET: D OW0 M IY1 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dominie, domine, dominee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth

History

Etymology

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