dominatio Latin · revision 8425

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dominātiō''' ''f'' (genitive dominātiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[dominor]] “to rule” with the suffix [[-tiō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Cicero.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant the authority of a head of household, and the position of an absolute ruler, despotism, as in Cicero.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant domination, rule, sovereignty.^(Stelten 1995) Medieval Latin used it for a lord's power over his vassal, feudal suzerainty, a bishop's spiritual power, a lordship and an estate.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for lordship and coercion.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian ''dominazione'' and French ''domination'', and through Old French it gave [[en|domination]] in the late 14th century.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of despotism.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''domination'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The authority of a head of household.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Absolute rule, [[m|en|despotism]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Lordship; [[m|en|suzerainty]]; an estate.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[dominor]]

+ * [[dominus]]

+ * [[en|domination]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}