1000000030

n o

eil drs

po~ti(Jtl

par., throtlgh the intcrCe."tions of the

llIeridian ami the horizon : uthcrs OI:d,c the,u p,lis

throtlgh the

roles

the zodiaco

DOM INAT!ON, in thl'ology, the founh ord('r of an–

gels, or blefl'rd fpirits, in the hicrarcl ,y, rcckoninc

from

th~

Cm phim,

DOM INGO, 01' ST Do,,, NG o, Ihecarilal of Ihe iOand

of Hi(p,niolu, lite

Ice

of an archbilhop, . otl Ihe mor!

,oei,nl royal audienec in Jl meriea:

long, 70°,

N. lat. 18° 20',

DOM INICA, one

lite Caribbee·iOand,-,

fu¡'j~a

Hrirain:

lo'og. 6t

20', N. lal. 16°.

DOMI NICM, LETTER.

See

ASTRONOMY,

p, 49 5.

DOM INICANS, an order of religious, ealled io Fr,Lnce

Jaeobins, and in Engl, nd B!aek friers, or preaehing–

Criers. This order founded by St Dominie, a tlative

of Spain, IVasapproved of by InnoeendI!. in 1215, and

eontirnt~d

by a bull of Honorius

111.

in 1216, The

defign of Iheir inUitution IVa, 10 prmh Ihe gofpd,

eonverl herelics, defend the fai lh, alld propagate

Ch riUianilY, T heyembraeed the ruleof SI Augulline,

lOwhieh they added Uatules and eonllilulion;, whieh

had formerlybeenobferved eilher by lite Canhufi,n or

Pr:¡:monflralenCes, The principal anicles enjoined

perpelual fi lenee, abrlinenee from fleOI at all times,

wearing of woollen, rigorous poveny, and Cevml o

ther auUerilies. Thi, order

Cpread inlo aJl Ihe

pans 01' Ibe world.

has produced a great number

of ntartyrs, eonfelfors, bilhops; and they reekon Ihree

popes, fi xty eardinals, ISO arehbilhops, and 800 bi–

fuops of their order, befides the ma!lm of the Caered

palaee, who have alIVays been Dominieans, Theyare

inqtlifilo,s in many plaees.

DOMINION, in the eivillaw, fignifies the pOIVer to

uCe or diCpoCe of a Ihing as IVe pleafe.

DOMINIUM

eminen/,

in Seots laIV, Ihal pOIVerIVhieh

Ihe flate or Covereign has over privale property, by

whieh Ihe proprielor may be eompelJed 10 IfJl it for

an adequm priee where publie ulilily requires, See

Seon LAIV, litle 8.

DOMINIUM

dirr(JulII,

in Seols Iaw, the righl IVhieh a

Cuperior relains in Ihe I,nds, nOIIVilhflanding Ihe feu–

dal grant 10 his va(fal. See SeoTS

IV, litle 12.

DOM INlUM

ulile,

in Seols law, Ihe righl whieh Ihe

va(fal .equires in Ihe lands by Ihe feudal granl from

his Cuperior. See SCOTS

IV,

litle

13.

DON, Ihe name of IWO rivers; one very large, ",hich,

¡fler dividing Alia from Europe, falls inlo Ihe Palus

Meotís; Ihe olher in Ihe eounly of Abcrdeen in Seol–

land .

DONATION, in Seols lalV, fignifi:s. I'olunlary tift.

Donalion belwixlhurband and wife; Cee SeoTS

LAW,

litle 6 -IVhen revocable ; NOI preCumed

in du–

¡-Donalions

",",ti¡

(fl/10:

See litle

DONATISTS, CltrifliRn CchlCmatics ill Arriea, who

look Iheir name from Ihcir leader Donatus.

CcerC!

hmed againfl Cxeilian, elctled btihop of Cmltage a–

boul

Ih~

ycar 311, eXClltd Donalus tOform this lel!.

HearcuCed Crecíli.n of

havin~ d~livered

up Ihe f:lCrcd

book, 10 Ihe P'¡gan" and rretended

Ih~1

hi s c1etlion

VOL.

11.

No.

4'1,

4'19

O 1,

lVas ,,(,id, anJ all Itis ,.-IoerclllS Itrrelic,.

¡ ! .~

raugbl

tlt:11 bal'ti{¡u admin:/Ic'cd by hcr\'lics

IV"

",rll, that

e;,~ry

chulch bUI

Ih~

Arrio;,n IV.!

¡'C';O:lIC

plOaitrlleJ ,

ánd

dI'!

:,e lVas

be the Idlorer 01'

rdi¡~loll .

SOllle

amlCe Ihc Donat:t1s of

Ariat.if'

\I . C"\I!lanti"s and

Honoriu! made 1.1\'·s for Ih,ir ;"oillt,nent, ,ntl

TIr~o

dolius ,nd Honorius eonJemncJ lltent

t rievous

n"das.

D() I~;\,TIVE,

a graluily, or prdlnl made 10 o"y per-

CO,l,

Donali"e

am~nc

Ihe Romans Vlas properll a tif,

m,lde 10 Ihe Coldiers, as e00tli"ium IVas dl.1 ntad: 10

Ihe people.

DONATORY, in Seols law, Iha' perCon 10 .·I,om ,h,

king bcHolVs his r:ghl 10 any forfciture Ihal has faJlen

crowll.

DONAWERT, a e:Iy of Emri. in Cermaoy, fony

miles nonh-IV"I of

Viro :

E. lon•. 100

40'~

N. lar.

48° 40',

DONAX, a genus of inCeéls belonílillg 'o Ihe order 01'

yermes lerlacea.

is an animal oi Ihe o)'fler kind ;

and Ihe Ihell has IVlO valves, witR a I'er)' ob,uCe mar–

gin in Ihe fore-part,

There.re

len (pecies, prinei–

p~lIy

dillinguilhed by ,he figure of Iheir.lhells.

DONCASTER a ntarkel-Iown of

Yorkfhir~, '

thiny

miles COlllh o( York . See ','ORK.

DONOR, In laIV, Ihe perfoo " ho gil'es I,nds or lene –

menls 10 anolher in tall,

&c.

as he

whom Cueh Lnd"

&c,

are given is ,he donce.

DONZY, a town of Franee in IheOrlelooois:

long.

3°

16',

N, lal. 47 °

17'·

DOOR, in archilcélurt, See AReH ITEeTuRE, p.

6 .

DORCHESTER, ,hee,'pi,al uf DorfelOlire, filu"ledoo

Ihe river Froom, ux miles nonh of \Veymoulh:

\V ,

long, 20 3S', and N. lal

soo

40',

gives the lide

of lOarquis 10 Ihe noble farllily 0f Pierpoinl, dukes of

Kinglton, and Cends IIVO membm 10 parliamenl.

DORDONNE,

¡iver of France, whieh runs Ihrough

Ihe provinee of Cuienne, and falls inlO Ihe GaronQe,

Nclve miles bclow DOllrdcaux,

DOI\EE, or JOHN DOREE, in iehthyology. See

ZE US ,

DORI A, in bOlany. .See SOLIDA GO.

DORIC, in general, any thing bdonging 10 Ihe Dori–

ans, all aneienl people of Creeee, inhabiling near

mounl

Jrnalfus.

DORl e ORDER in arehiletlure, See Vol.

Hr.

DOR

len

EC1', one 01' Ihe five di,leéls,

m.llll1<1'S of

fpeaking whieh \vcre prineipJlly in uCc ,molió the

Greeks.

IVas hrfl uCed by Ihe

LaeeJemoni.ns,

panicul,,,ly

Ihofc of Argos; aftCflvards il pJfl'cJ i'HO r_ptru" Ly–

bi"

Sieily, and lhe iOanJs of Ritod,>, C, etc,

6,'.

DOR le MUDE, in mufie, Ihe Grfl of Ihe alllhentie modes

(lf

lhe ílncicntsj its

ch~ l aéler

bl! 'fl\\:r\!,

tC:\1\~cr~

ed 1I';lh gravily .ntl joy;

"lid

is ploper lIFn rdig:ous

occ3fillllS, as

,, /fu

10 be

uft.tI

W"'.

be"'ns

J~/I

1'(

PI.Ho

.hlmin s

IhL I\1l1li..:

cf (hr:

\¡'~ric m~i.h:·:

,,,Id jllJgcs il propel'

prefertt b"od

nt~nll"rs, .I~

b<·

-¡

Ing