dominus

noun
/ˈdɒmɪnəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dominus (“master”). Doublet of dan, dom, domine, dominie, and don.

  1. borrowed from dominus

Definitions

  1. master

    master; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor, castle or an academic master

    • The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dominus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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