dominie Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
    domine; dominee; dominus.

WordNet


Dom"i*nie noun
Etymology
L. dominus master. See Don, Dame.
Definitions
  1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. Scot.
    This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. Sir W. Scott.
  2. A clergyman. See Domine, 1. Scot. & Colloq. U. S.

Webster 1913