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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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