condominium

con·do·min·i·um

noun \ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm\

plural con·do·min·iums also con·do·min·ia\-nē-ə\

Definition of CONDOMINIUM

1

a : joint dominion; especially : joint sovereignty by two or more nations b : a government operating under joint rule

2

: a politically dependent territory under condominium

3

a : individual ownership of a unit in a multiunit structure (as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (as a town house complex); also : a unit so owned b : a building containing condominiums

Origin of CONDOMINIUM

New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain

First Known Use: circa 1714