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Dominion

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

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Ascendance 76% connected

Same as Ascendency.

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Ascendancy 76% connected

Alt. of Ascendance

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Ascendency 76% connected

Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.

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Commonwealth 76% connected

A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Country 76% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Dominance 76% connected

Alt. of Dominancy

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Land 76% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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Nation 76% connected

A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.

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Region 76% connected

One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Community 76% connected

Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.

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Development 76% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Enclave 76% connected

A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave.

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Jurisdiction 76% connected

The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority…

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Mandate 76% connected

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

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Mandatory 76% connected

Containing a command; preceptive; directory.

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March 76% connected

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

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Palatinate 76% connected

The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine.

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Possession 76% connected

The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

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Protectorate 76% connected

Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.

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Raj 76% connected

Reign; rule.

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Reign 76% connected

Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.

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Sovereignty 76% connected

The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; in…

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Suzerainty 76% connected

The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.

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Trusteeship 76% connected

The office or duty of a trustee.

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Dominate 74% connected

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

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Dominate 74% connected

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

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Territorial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.

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Territorial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.

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District 92% connected

Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

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Rule 92% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Territory 92% connected

A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.

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