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dominacion (s.xii1)
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dominacion (s.xii1)

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dominacione,  dominacioun,  dominaciun,  domination,  dominatiun  
  FEW:  dominatio 3,128a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dominacion 9,407a TL: dominacïon 2,2002 DEAF:  dominacion  DMF:  domination  TLF:  domination  OED:  domination n.  MED:  dominacioun n.  DMLBS:  dominatio 715c

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1dominion, rule, power: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Beneisseiz le Segnur, trestutes les ovres de lui, en chescun liu de la sue dominaciun  Oxf Ps ANTS 104.102.22
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  les signes (=of Zodiac) ont grant signeurie et dominacion de les membres susdis (=of human body)  Man lang1 45
♦control, authority: 
( 1415 )  ils (=prior and monastery) sont soutz la dominacione du dit chastelle d’Arondell’  Rot Parl1 iv 82
( 1423 )  les merchauntz de l’estaple a Caleis n’ount illeoques domination ne pouair de leur or n’argent  Rot Parl1 iv 252
2theol.statusdominions (fourth order of angels): 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  angeles, arcangeles, vertuz e dominatiuns  Joshua Sermons ii 19
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Aprés iceste est ordinee L’ordre qui throne est apellee; [...] Puis est uns ordre nient petite De dominations eslite  Ross ANTS 3078
( c.1285; MS: c.1297 )  C’est li ordre de dominaciouns ke est le plus haut aprés le estreit conseil  Jerarchie 44-45
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