Dominique

¹

[ dom-uh-neek ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “of the Lord.”

Dominique

²

[ dom-uh-neek ]

noun

, Animal Husbandry.

1. one of an American breed of chicken, having slate-colored plumage crossed by light and dark bars, raised for its meat and brown eggs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dominique¹

1800–10, Americanism; named after French Dominique Dominica

Example Sentences

Gisèle and her lawyers also discussed whether Dominique might have been suffering from an inferiority complex due to an affair she had with a coworker, a perceived difference in social status between them or the fact that she had a loving childhood and he didn't.

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Addressing her former husband as Mr Pelicot, Gisèle said: "I wish I could still call him Dominique. We lived together for 50 years, I was a happy, fulfilled woman."

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Gisèle said Dominique often used to cook meals for her and bring her ice cream after dinner - which is the method he later said he used to drug her: "I used to say to him: how lucky am I, you're a darling, you really look after me."

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Dominique Pelicot sat behind a glass panel, slumped in his chair.

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In court, Dominique Pelicot appeared to place both hands over his ears.

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