NYT Dictionary

DOMINION

/dəˈmɪnjən/
Noundo-MIN-iondo-min-ion · 3 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dominationruledistrictterritoryacmeadministrationallyambitarenaascendancy

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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