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Demesne Moderate

Demesne has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
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
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
real property region
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
freehold glebe leasehold smallholding homestead fief barony countryseat Crown land manor seigneury hacienda plantation entail archduchy duchy earldom emirate empire fiefdom grand duchy viscounty khanate kingdom principality sheikdom suzerainty
Rhyming Words
sne esne mesne aisne lisne visne puisne crosne duchesne dufresne duquesne regalecus glesne
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