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de·mesne
(dĭ-mān′, -mēn′)n.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.
6. A realm; a domain.
[Anglo-French, respelling (probably influenced by French mesne, variant of Anglo-Norman meen, middle, in legal phrase mesne lord, lord who holds a manor of a superior lord) of Middle English demeine, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French demaine; see domain.]
demesne
(dɪˈmeɪn; -ˈmiːn) n1. (Law) land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
2. (Law) property law the possession and use of one's own property or land
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the territory ruled by a state or a sovereign; realm; domain
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a region or district; domain
de•mesne
(dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmin)n.
1. possession of land as one's own.
2. an estate occupied by and worked exclusively for the owner.
3. the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state; domain.
[1250–1300; < Anglo-French demesne, Old French demein; see domain]
Noun | 1. | demesne - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; 'the family owned a large estate on Long Island' acres, landed estate, estate, land freehold - an estate held in fee simple or for life immovable, real estate, real property, realty - property consisting of houses and land glebe - plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office smallholding - a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation homestead - land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law feoff, fief - a piece of land held under the feudal system countryseat - an estate in the country manor - the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it) seigneury, seigniory, signory - the estate of a seigneur hacienda - a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries plantation - an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) |
2. | demesne - territory over which rule or control is exercised; 'his domain extended into Europe'; 'he made it the law of the land' domain, land country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; 'he returned to the land of his birth'; 'he visited several European countries' archduchy - the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess duchy, dukedom - the domain controlled by a duke or duchess earldom - the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess empire, imperium - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised grand duchy - the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess viscounty - the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess realm, kingdom - the domain ruled by a king or queen principality, princedom - territory ruled by a prince suzerainty - the domain of a suzerain region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; 'penguins inhabit the polar regions' |
demesne
[dɪˈmeɪn]N (Jur) → heredadf; [of manor, country house] → tierrasfplsolariegasdemesne
n → Grundbesitzm; to hold something in demesne → etw in Besitz haben
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noun
possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
an estate or part of an estate occupied and controlled by, and worked for the exclusive use of, the owner.
land belonging to and adjoining a manor house; estate.
the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state; domain.
RELATED WORDS
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district, zone, region, colony, county, part, department, territory, province, sector, land, neighborhood, suburb, country, locality, field, place, world, circle, realm
Nearby words
demerge, demerger, demerit, demerol, demersal, demesne, demeter, demeton, demetrias, demetrius, demetrius i
Origin of demesne
1250–1300;Middle Englishdemeine< Anglo-Frenchdemesne,Old Frenchdemein; see domain
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Examples from the Web for demesne
- When Fanny came into the breakfast-room next morning, he asked her to walk with him in the demesne after breakfast.
- The plant is a handsome one, and it might combine the useful with the ornamental if it were cultivated on demesne or villa farms.The Stock-Feeder's Manual|Charles Alexander Cameron
- I speculated what demesne this might be, and I realized that it was probably Lavedan.
- The lords also let a considerable amount of their demesne land on leases for years.A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler
- In particular they show us the relative areas of the demesne farm and of the land in the hands of all other classes of tenants.The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century|Richard Henry Tawney
British Dictionary definitions fordemesne
noun
land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his own use
property lawthe possession and use of one's own property or land
the territory ruled by a state or a sovereign; realm; domain
Word Origin for demesne
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History fordemesne
n.Nik software sharpener pro. c.1300, demeyne (modern spelling by late 15c.), from Anglo-French demesne, demeine, Old French demaine 'land held for a lord's own use,' from Latin dominicus 'belonging to a master,' from dominus 'lord.' Re-spelled by Anglo-French legal scribes under influence of Old French mesnie 'household' (and the concept of a demesne as 'land attached to a mansion') and their fondness for inserting -s- before -n-. Essentially the same word as domain.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper