In political theory, dominion (Latin: dominium) is the exercise of authority, possession, and/or domination.
The term comes from Latin dominium, meaning "property, ownership", itself derived from dominus, "lord, master".
[1] The term is particularly associated with the thought of John Wyclif, whose works De dominio divino libri tres ("three books on divine dominion") and Tractatus de civili dominio ("a discourse on civil domination") developed his concepts of divine dominion (Latin: dominium divinum) and civil dominion (Latin: dominium civilis).
In Wyclif's thought, humans were granted dominion by the grace of the Christian God.
[2]: 676–77 [3]: 1434 Wyclif's ideas were influential on Jan Hus and Hussite thought.