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Demesne

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Noun

1. acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate

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

Example Sentences:
'the family owned a large estate on Long Island'

2. demesne, domain, land

territory over which rule or control is exercised

Example Sentences:
'his domain extended into Europe'
'he made it the law of the land'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Demesne

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noun
1. 
land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
2. property law
the possession and use of one's own property or land
3. 
the territory ruled by a state or a sovereign; realm; domain
4. 
a region or district; domain

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Demesne

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noun
1.  Law
possession (of real estate) in one's own right
2.  Obsolete
the land or estate belonging to a lord and not rented or let but kept in his hands
3. 
the land around a mansion; lands of an estate
4. 
a region or domain
also used figuratively

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Demesne

see synonyms of demesne
n.
1. Law Possession and use of one's own land.
2. Manorial land retained for the private use of a feudal lord.
3. The grounds belonging to a mansion or country house.
4. An extensive piece of landed property; an estate.
5. A district; a territory.
6. A realm; a domain.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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