n.
Pronunciation: di- ' m ā n, - ' m ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French demesne, demeine ― more at DOMAIN
Date: 14th century
1 : legal possession of land as one's own
2 : manorial land actually possessed by the lord and not held by tenants
3 a : the land attached to a mansion b : landed property : ESTATE c : REGION 2 , TERRITORY
4 : REALM 2 , DOMAIN