DEMESNE


Meaning of DEMESNE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmān, -ˈmēn ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.