dominatus
νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασ' ἀπιστεῖν → keep a clear head and remember not to believe a thing (Epicharmus fr. 250)
Latin > English
dominatus dominatus N M :: rule, mastery, domain; tyranny
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dŏmĭnātus: ūs (dat. dominatu, Caes. ap. Gell. 4, 16, 8), m. dominor,
I rule, command; esp. absolute rule, sovereignty, mastery, tyranny (good prose; most frequent in Cicero; for syn. v. dominatio).
I Prop., Cic. Rep. 1, 27 (opp. libertas; cf. opp. servitus, id. Deiot. 11, 30); id. Tusc. 5, 20; id. Phil. 11, 14, 36; id. de Or. 2, 55, 225; id. Div. 1, 25, 53; id. Off. 2, 1, 2; Caes. B. C. 1, 4 fin.—In plur., Cic. Rep. 1, 39; Prud. Ham. 517.—
II Transf.: animi, Cic. Rep. 1, 38; cf. consilii, id. ib.: cupiditatum, id. Par. 5, 3, 40: omnium rerum (with principatus and potestas), id. N. D. 2, 11; cf. id. Rep. 1, 17: omnis terrenorum commodorum est in homine, id. N. D. 2, 60 fin.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) dŏmĭnātus, a, um, part. p. de dominor.
(2) dŏminātŭs,¹¹ ūs, m., c. dominatio : Cic. Rep. 1, 43 ; Off. 2, 2 ; Nat. 2, 152 ; Tusc. 4, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
dominātus, ūs, m. (dominor), I) die Herrschaft, Beherrschung, Cic. u.a. – d. cupiditatum, Cic.: impositio est in nostro dominatu, nos in naturae, Varro LL.: qui serviunt dominatui nuptiarum, Hieron. – Plur. Cic. de rep. 1, 61. – II) die Oberherrschaft, Alleinherrschaft, Willkürherrschaft, Cic. u.a.: dom. regius, Cic.: dominatum occupare, Cic. – Plur., Poët. bei Cic. or. 157.
Latin > Chinese
dominatus, us. m. :: 主
