Advertisement
Advertisement
demesne
[dih-meyn, -meen]
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.
a district; region.
demesne
/ -ˈmiːn, dɪˈmeɪn /
noun
land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his own use
property law the possession and use of one's own property or land
the territory ruled by a state or a sovereign; realm; domain
a region or district; domain
Other Word Forms
- demesnial adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of demesne1
Example Sentences
The show has also expanded outside the demesne walls.
The names on the blue and white city signs rarely memorialize the Native Americans whose lands these were, nor the Spanish missionaries and ranchers who divvied them up into demesnes more enormous than dukedoms.
And as the years progress, she gives up dreams of royalty to focus on the demesne she can control: the convent and its lands.
This was especially the case in England, where the aristocracy was more dependent on the cultivation of the demesne.
“My demesne,” he says with a grin, happy to be caught out.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse