dominion
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Predominance; ascendancy.
(sometimes figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy command: for this is thy dominion!
(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms.
(Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
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