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