demesne

Noun

Meaning

A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

land domain estate acres landed estate department manor champaign croft dominion ranch barony realty hacienda arena
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Antonyms

mountain lack break angle disorder ban
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Hypernyms

realty region immovable real estate real property

Hyponyms

kingdom empire manor duchy principality barony

Phrases with the word

demesne farm Wallington Demesne

Anagrams

demense

Examples

the family owned a large estate on Long Island Source: Internet

his domain extended into Europe Source: Internet

he made it the law of the land Source: Internet

The proportion of unfree and free tenures could likewise vary greatly, with more or less reliance on wage labour for agricultural work on the demesne. Source: Internet

Seventeen of the thirty-nine municipalities of the royal demesne answered the call for militia : * Arras sent 1,000 men. Source: Internet

This situation sometimes led to replacement by cash payments or their equivalents in kind of the demesne labour obligations of those peasants living furthest from the lord's estate. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

demesmerise demesmerization demesmerize demesne farm demesnial demesothelization