Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pro domino

/pɹoʊ ˈdɑmənoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: pro do-mi-no
IPA: /pɹoʊ ˈdɑmənoʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the capacity of a master or an owner; having dominion over a person, property, or a right.

Example Sentences

"[…] as of right and pro domino to occupy […]"
"[W]hen the Natal Native Trust became Trustee, he held lot 52 no longer permissively but pro domino; […]"
"Pro domino or otherwise? M. C. Bosman states that D. S. du Toit possessed as owner and I accept his evidence on this point too, corroborated as it is by the circumstances and the probabilities."

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin prō (“as, like; as befitting”) + dominō (“owner of a residence; the master of its servants and slaves; lord”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊ ˈdɑmənoʊ/
British English: /pɹəʊ ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/

Questions

How do you pronounce pro domino?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊ ˈdɑmənoʊ/.
What does pro domino mean?: In the capacity of a master or an owner; having dominion over a person, property, or a right.
Where does pro domino come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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