Main Entry:

de·mesne

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈmān, -ˈmēn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French demesne, demeine — more at domain

Date:

14th century

1: legal possession of land as one's own2: manorial land actually possessed by the lord and not held by tenants3 a: the land attached to a mansion b: landed property : estate c: region 2, territory4: realm 2, domain