Definition of demesne Demesne

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We found 7 definitions of demesne from 5 different sources.

What does demesne mean?

WordNet

Noun
demesne - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
		domain, land
		region a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
		country, state, land the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
		archduchy the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess
		barony the domain of a baron
		duchy, dukedom the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
		earldom the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
		emirate the office of an emir
		imperium, empire supreme authority; absolute dominion
		fiefdom an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group
		grand duchy the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
		viscounty the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess
		khanate the position of a khan
		realm, kingdom a basic group of natural objects
		principality, princedom territory ruled by a prince
		sheikdom, sheikhdom the domain ruled by a sheik
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"
		estate, land, landed estate, acres
		immovable, real estate, real property, realty property consisting of houses and land
		freehold tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
		glebe plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
		leasehold land or property held under a lease
		smallholding a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
		homestead dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
		feoff, fief a piece of land held under the feudal system
		barony the domain of a baron
		countryseat an estate in the country
		crown land land that belongs to the Crown
		manor the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
		signory, seigneury, seigniory the estate of a seigneur
		hacienda the main house on a ranch or large estate
		plantation a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"

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Wiktionary

demesne (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.
demesne (Noun)
A region or area; a domain.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

demesne (n.)
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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

demesne
de-mēn′, Demain, de-mān′, n. a manor-house, with lands adjacent to it not let out to tenants: any estate in land. [Forms of domain.]