"dominee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dominees [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|dominee}} Dutch dominee, {{bor|en|af|dominee}} Afrikaans dominee Head templates: {{en-noun}} dominee (plural dominees)
  1. (South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-dominee-en-noun--f7qkprE Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. (US, dated) A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-dominee-en-noun-67nYbSRv Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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