- land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
- the possession and use of one's own property or land
- a region or district; domain
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de•mesne
(di mān′, -mēn′),USA pronunciation n.
de•mesn′i•al, adj.
- Businesspossession of land as one's own:land held in demesne.
- Businessan estate or part of an estate occupied and controlled by, and worked for the exclusive use of, the owner.
- Businessland belonging to and adjoining a manor house;
estate. - the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state;
domain. - a district;
region.
- Anglo-French demesne, Old French demein; see domain
- Middle English demeine 1250–1300
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demesne /dɪˈmeɪn; -ˈmiːn/ n
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