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    demesne
    /dɪˈmeɪn/

    noun

    • 1. a piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use: "because labour was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne"
    • 2. possession of real property in one's own right.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › demesneDemesne Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. de· mesne di-ˈmān -ˈmēn. Synonyms of demesne. 1. : legal possession of land as one's own. 2. : manorial land actually possessed by the lord and not held by tenants. 3. a. : the land attached to a mansion. b. : landed property : estate. c. : region sense 2, territory. 4. : realm sense 2, domain. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEMESNE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEMESNE definition: 1. an area of land owned and controlled by someone: 2. the land belonging to a manor (= a large…. Learn more.

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    Demesne definition: possession of land as one's own. See examples of DEMESNE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEMESNE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    demesne in British English. (dɪˈmeɪn , -ˈmiːn ) noun. 1. land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use. 2. property law. the possession and use of one's own property or land. 3. the territory ruled by a state or a sovereign; realm; domain.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEMESNE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DEMESNE meaning: 1. an area of land owned and controlled by someone: 2. the land belonging to a manor (= a large…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › demesneDemesne - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The term demesne was originally used to distinguish land totally controlled by a lord from areas that were turned over to tenants. Demesne lands were often farmed and tended by serfs, with the profits or crops going to the lord and his family.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdemesne noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of demesne noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › DemesneDemesne - definition of demesne by The Free Dictionary

    1. Law Possession and use of one's own land. 2. Manorial land retained for the private use of a feudal lord. 3. The grounds belonging to a mansion or country house. 4. An extensive piece of landed property; an estate. 5. A district; a territory. 6. A realm; a domain.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › demesneDemesne Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    From Anglo-Norman demeyne, demene et al., Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (“power”) (whence French domaine (“domain”)), a noun use of an adjective, from Latin dominicus (“belonging to a lord or master”), from dominus (“master, proprietor, owner”). See dame, and compare demain, domain. From Wiktionary.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › demesnedemesne | meaning of demesne in Longman Dictionary of...

    demesne meaning, definition, what is demesne: in the past, a very big house and all th...: Learn more.