Synonyms of demesne

demesne

noun

di-ˈmān 

1

as in zone

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries

the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra

Synonyms & Similar Words

• zone
• area
• region
• corner
• field
• section
• site
• space
• place
• location
• position
• locality
• locale
• locus
• spot
• point

2

as in domain

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• domain
• realm
• area
• element
• kingdom
• field
• department
• walk
• sphere
• terrain
• territory
• bailiwick
• province
• fief
• barony
• specialty
• circle
• fiefdom
• precinct
• discipline
• arena
• game
• business
• front
• firmament
• subject
• study
• confine
• line
• frontier
• turf
• scope
• profession
• occupation
• pursuit
• vocation
• width
• racket
• breadth
• extent
• amplitude
• compass
• ambit
• reach
• ken
• sweep
• subspecialty
• subfield
• dimension(s)

3

as in yard

the area around and belonging to a building

the mansion's huge demesne covers more than 100 acres

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yard
• acres
• park
• estate
• premises
• land
• ground
• property
• backyard
• garden
• realty
• campus
• plot
• churchyard
• parcel
• real estate
• enclosure
• plaza
• dooryard
• lot
• garth
• close

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demesne

A couple of centuries or so later, the peninsula became part of a Spanish land grant, and the demesne of Manuel Dominguez as his Rancho San Pedro. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024

Now, 15 seasons later, Whittingham has beamed himself to a different sphere, a rare demesne of security, a comfort zone as wide as Jimmy Kimmel’s, hovering consistently in a most lofty realm. — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021

In Loki, the titular character finds himself in the bizarre (almost Brazil style) demesne of the Time Keepers, an organization devoted to ensuring the sanctity of the timeline. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021

In the resulting economy, trade was used simply to exchange surplus goods for other types of surplus produced by other demesnes, rather than to spur specialized production for an unknown buyer. — Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2020

Still, enough of the original grounds remain as part of Biltmore’s grandeur as to suggest, even today, a demesne with a castle at its center. — Stuart Ferguson, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017

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