In law and philosophy, the right of ownership or control; absolute authority or dominion over property or territory.
Latin 'dominium' from 'dominus' (master, lord). The term is fundamental to Roman law and medieval property concepts.
Medieval and early modern legal philosophers debated dominium endlessly—who truly owns land? The king? God? The people? These abstract arguments about dominium actually shaped modern property law and concepts of sovereignty.
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