Found 2 items, similar to Demesne.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: demesne demesne n 1: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; “the family owned a large estate on Long Island” [syn: estate, land, landed estate , acres] 2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; “his domain extended into Europe”; “he made it the law of the land” [syn: domain, land]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Demesne Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See Dame, and cf. Demain, Domain, Danger, Dungeon.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also demain.] --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. [1913 Webster] Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient. [1913 Webster]