(historical) The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.

The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy. / Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

present participle of domineer

overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian

The act of one who domineers.

simple past tense and past participle of dominate

plural of domine

Lord; master. / A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson. / A West Indian fish (Epinnula magistralis), of the family Trichiuridae.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of domineer

simple past tense and past participle of domineer