DEMESNE


Meaning of DEMESNE in English

de ‧ mesne /dɪˈmeɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: demeine , from Latin dominicus 'of a lord' ]

in the past, a very big house and all the land that belonged to it

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