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demesne

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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 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


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