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- Dictionarydemesne/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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3 days ago · Sometimes described as a plateau but actually comprising steep ridges and the valleys of streams draining to the Severn and Wye, its boundaries with the surrounding cultivated and ancient parochial lands are in most places defined by a scarp where the underlying carboniferous limestone of the region outcrops.
4 days ago · Although democracy is generally understood to be defined by voting, no consensus exists on a precise definition of democracy. Karl Popper says that the "classical" view of democracy is, "in brief, the theory that democracy is the rule of the people, and that the people have a right to rule".
3 days ago · See the Mussenden Temple perched on the clifftop and explore the dramatic coastal landscape of Downhill Demesne which is steeped in history. See far-reaching views from the country fields and paths. Look out for colourful wild flowers in the natural grasses.
6 days ago · Germany - Church, Reformation, Luther: The royal revenues came from the king’s demesne and from his share of the tributes that Poles, Czechs, Wends, and Danes paid whenever he could enforce his claims of overlordship.
2 days ago · Definition of Emotional Health. Emotional health is a state of positive psychological functioning. It can be thought of as an extension of mental health; it's the "optimal functioning" end of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make up both our inner and outer worlds.
5 days ago · Divers parcels of the demesne of Aldbourne, lying at Snap and Upham outside the village, were leased as separate lots when the demesne was let at farm in the 15th century and suggest an earlier extension of demesne cultivation here.
5 days ago · Demesne Furze, Headington. A residential street with an unusual name. Seeing as we are in Oxford, the Cambridge Dictionary says "Demesne is an old word for an area of land owned and controlled by someone, or the land belonging to a manor."
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5 days ago · Socage and gavelkind tenures. THE SOCAGE TENURES of Antient Demesne and Gavelkind claim our next remembrance.
5 days ago · Die englische Sprache ist voll von Wörtern, die eine reiche Geschichte und tiefgehende Bedeutungen haben. Eines dieser faszinierenden Wörter ist "demesne".
