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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOM, used as a termination, denotes jurisdiction, or property and jurisdiction; primarily, doom, judgment; as in kingdom, earldom. Hence it is used to denote state, condition or quality, as in wisdom, freedom.

Merriam Webster's

Etymology: Latin dominus master Date: 1716 1. — used as a title for some monks and canons regular 2. — used as a title prefixed to the Christian name of a Portuguese or Brazilian man of rank

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. domestic 2. dominant 3. dominion

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a title prefixed to the names of some Roman Catholic dignitaries, and Benedictine and Carthusian monks. 2 the Portuguese equivalent of Don (see DON(1)). Etymology: L dominus master: sense 2 through Port.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dom Dom, n. [Pg. See Don.] 1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan. 2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.