Demesne

What do we mean by demesne?

Possession and use of one's own land. noun

Manorial land retained for the private use of a feudal lord. noun

The grounds belonging to a mansion or country house. noun

An extensive piece of landed property; an estate. noun

A district; a territory. noun

A realm; a domain. noun

Power; dominion; possession. See demain. noun

A manor-house and the land adjacent or near, which a lord of the manor keeps in his own occupation, for the use of his family, as distinguished from his tenemental lands, distributed among his tenants, originally called bookland or charter-land, and folk-land or estates held in villeinage, from which sprang copyhold estates. noun

Any estate in land. noun

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. noun

See under Ancient. noun

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. noun

Territory over which rule or control is exercised noun

Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use noun

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.

A region or area; a domain.

Words that are spelled similarly to demesne:
demesne, desmesne.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word demesne:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe demesne:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective demesne:
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Words that sound like demesne:
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