Demesne has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
2
territory over which rule or control is exercised
"his domain extended into Europe"
"he made it the law of the land"
3
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.
Example Sentences
"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
noun
"his domain extended into Europe"
noun
"he made it the law of the land"
noun
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