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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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A demesne (/ dɪˈmeɪn, - ˈmiːn / di-MAYN, -MEEN) or domain[1] was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, [2] or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants.
DEMESNE definition: 1. an area of land owned and controlled by someone: 2. the land belonging to a manor (= a large…. Learn more.
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?
1. Law. possession (of real estate) in one's own right. 2. Obsolete. the land or estate belonging to a lord and not rented or let but kept in his hands. 3. the land around a mansion; lands of an estate.
n. 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.
Origin of Demesne 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”).
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.
Definition of demesne noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
demesne meaning, definition, what is demesne: in the past, a very big house and all th...: Learn more.
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.
