DEMESNE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Demesne

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French demeine (later Anglo-Norman French demesne) ‘belonging to a lord’, from Latin dominicus, from dominus ‘lord, master’. Compare with domain

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪˈmeɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use

Short Definition:

land attached to manor

Examples:
  • because labour was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne
Definition:

possession of real property in one's own right.

Short Definition:

possession of property

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