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Dominie

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A schoolmaster, teacher. Scotland

    "In the first room we entered, a soldier and a man, like a clerk or dominie, were discussing a bottle of red wine; they immediately sprang up and politely proffered us each a bumper."

  2. 2
    a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson wordnet
  3. 3
    A pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. US

Etymology

Alteration of domine, with spelling changed to reflect pronunciation. Doublet of dom, dominus, and don.

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