"dominie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dominies [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of domine, with spelling changed to reflect pronunciation. Doublet of dom, dominus, and don. Etymology templates: {{m|en|domine}} domine, {{doublet|en|dom|dominus|don}} Doublet of dom, dominus, and don Head templates: {{en-noun}} dominie (plural dominies)
  1. (now chiefly Scotland) A schoolmaster, teacher. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-dominie-en-noun-km4-oH~P Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (US) A pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-dominie-en-noun-EuG1YWZX Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: donzel

Inflected forms

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