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demesne
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[dɪˈmeɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use
(e.g: because labour was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne)
- possession of real property in one's own right
Phrases:
- held in demesne
Origin
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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
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