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demesne


 
  Grep  of  noun  demesne 
  demesne 
 
  Overview  of  noun  demesne 
 
  The  noun  demesne  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  estate,  land,  landed  estate,  acres,  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") 
  2.  domain,  demesne,  land  --  (territory  over  which  rule  or  control  is  exercised;  "his  domain  extended  into  Europe";  "he  made  it  the  law  of  the  land") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  demesne 
 
  The  noun  demesne  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  estate,  land,  landed  estate,  acres,  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") 
  2.  domain,  demesne,  land  --  (territory  over  which  rule  or  control  is  exercised;  "his  domain  extended  into  Europe";  "he  made  it  the  law  of  the  land") 



demesne definition