domination

domination
domination (n.) late 14c., "rule, control," from O.Fr. dominacion (12c.) "domination, rule, power," from L. dominationem (nom. dominatio), from pp. stem of dominari "to rule, have dominion over," from dominus "lord, master," lit. "master of the house," from domus "home" (see DOMESTIC (Cf. domestic)) + -nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation. Sexual sense by 1961.

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