‖n. [ L., lady. See Dame. ] (O. Eng. Law) Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right. Burrill.

{ } n. Predominance; ascendency; authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominant chord (Mus.), the chord based upon the dominant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dominans, -antis, p. pr. of dominari: cf. F. dominant. See Dominate. ] Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power. [ 1913 Webster ]

The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, . . . but imperious, insolent, and cruel. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominant estate or
Dominant tenement (Law), the estate to which a servitude or easement is due from another estate, the estate over which the servitude extends being called the servient estate or tenement. Bouvier. Wharton's Law Dict. --
Dominant owner (Law), one who owns lands on which there is an easement owned by another. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Governing; ruling; controlling; prevailing; predominant; ascendant. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating. ] [ L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer. ] To predominate over; to rule; to govern. “A city dominated by the ax.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. W. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be dominant. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power.
Syn. -- dominated by, under the thumb of(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. controlled by one's wife; -- of men.
Syn. -- henpecked. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of subordinate.
Syn. -- ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding area; -- of a height or viewpoint.
Syn. -- commanding, overlooking. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. domination, L. dominatio. ] 1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway. [ 1913 Webster ]

In such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A ruling party; a party in power. [ R. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. dominatif. ] Governing; ruling; imperious. Sir E. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]