What is the Latin word for dominion?

The usual Latin words for “dominion” are diciō, iūs, potestās; also imperium, habeō, sub. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“dominion” in Latin

diciōmilitary or political authority, power, control, rule; sway, control iūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of law potestāspower, ability; mastery, control; authority, jurisdiction imperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm, dominion.; The right or power to command or be in control; dominion.; Abs habeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)subunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of

The English word dominion itself goes back to Latin domus, through dominium.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dominion

ditio: jus (power arising from a right which a person possesses over anyone): potestas (might, power): imperium (supreme command). (The words are found in this connection and order.) jus ditioque: ditio potestasque; imperium ditioque: to be under the dominion of anybody, esse in alicujus ditione (potestate) or in alicujus ditione ac potestate; alicujus juris esse or haberi: to bring under the dominion of anybody, sub or in imperium (potestatem), sub jus ditionemque alicujus redigere; sub imperium ditionemque alicujus subjungere: to bring under one’s dominion, in ditionem suam redigere; ditionis suae or sui juris facere: to be brought under anybody’s dominion, cadere sub imperium ditionemque alicujus: to have dominion over anybody, aliquem in sua potestate habere, in sua potestate et ditione tenere; alicui imperare; imperium or dominationem habere in aliquem: to have dominion over a country, imperium alicujus civitatis obtinere: to have dominion over the whole world, omnium terrarum dominum esse: to exercise dominion (absolutely), imperium tenere, imperare; regnare (to reign, especially of the monarchy of a king; then general term of the. unlimited power of a governor in any sphere): (☞ dominari in aliquem means only to play or act the lord over anyone, to tyrannize over him). FIG., dominari (e.g., where the will has dominion, ubi libido dominatur): fortune has dominion in all things, fortuna in omni re dominatur.

Dominions; Vid: REALM.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dominion?: The usual Latin words for “dominion” are diciō, iūs, potestās; also imperium, habeō, sub. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.