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Demesne

Demesne Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Demesne? [n] territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [n] extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Demesne: acres \| domain \| estate \| land \| land \| landed estate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Demesne: acres \| ambit \| arable land \| area \| arena \| bailiwick \| barnyard \| barton \| beat \| border \| borderland \| cattle ranch \| champaign \| chattels real \| chicken farm \| circle \| circuit \| collective farm \| cotton plantation \| croft \| dairy farm \| demesne farm \| department \| discipline \| domain \| dominion \| dry farm \| dude ranch \| factory farm \| fallow \| farm \| farmery \| farmhold \| farmland \| farmplace \| farmstead \| farmyard \| field \| fruit farm \| fur farm \| grain farm \| grange \| grassland \| grounds \| hacienda \| hemisphere \| homecroft \| homefarm \| homestead \| honor \| judicial circuit \| jurisdiction \| kibbutz \| kolkhoz \| land \| landed property \| lands \| location \| lot \| lots \| mains \| manor \| manor farm \| march \| messuage \| orb \| orbit \| orchard \| pale \| parcel \| pasture \| pen \| plantation \| plat \| plot \| poultry farm \| praedium \| precinct \| property \| province \| quadrat \| ranch \| rancheria \| rancho \| real estate \| real property \| realm \| realty \| round \| sheep farm \| sphere \| station \| steading \| stock farm \| subdiscipline \| tenements \| terrain \| territory \| toft \| truck farm \| walk See Also \| archduchy \| barony \| barony \| country \| countryseat \| Crown land \| duchy \| dukedom \| earldom \| emirate \| empire \| entail \| feoff \| fief \| fiefdom \| freehold \| glebe \| grand duchy \| hacienda \| homestead \| kingdom \| Kingdom of God \| leasehold \| manor \| plantation \| princedom \| principality \| real estate \| real property \| realm \| realty \| region \| seigneury \| seigniory \| sheikdom \| sheikhdom \| signory \| smallholding \| state \| suzerainty \| viscounty Demesne In Webster's Dictionary \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf. {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}.

Demesne Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Demesne?

[n] territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
[n] extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

Demesne In Webster's Dictionary

\De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF.
demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine
domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr.
dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf.
{Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law)
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands
belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy;
a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's
own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict.
Burrill.

{Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}.

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