Meaning of Dominie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A schoolmaster, teacher.
   Scotland
2. A pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church.
   US

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“the sign-painter's boy said that when the dominie had reached the proper condition on Examination Evening he would "manage⟳ the thing".”

“when it was time for the Strachan bairns to pass⟳ the end⟳ of the Cuddiestoun road on their way to school down there she was waiting and gave the paper to the eldest, the quean Marget, and told her to show⟳ it to the Dominie and ask⟳ him what it might mean⟳.”

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