Dominie

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dominie \Dom"i*nie\, n. [L. dominus master. See {Don}, {Dame}.]
     1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.]
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              This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from
              occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. --Sir W.


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     2. A clergyman. See {Domine}, 1. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dominie
       n : a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: {dominus},
            {domine}, {dominee}]