2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demesne \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
demesne
n 1: extensive landed property (especially in the country)
retained by the owner for his own use "the family owned
a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {land}, {landed
estate}, {acres}]
2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his
domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the
land" [syn: {domain}, {land}]
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