Definitions for demesne
dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmindemesne

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesnenoun

   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. domain, demesne, landnoun

   territory over which rule or control is exercised

   "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. demesnenoun

   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.

2. Etymology: From demeyne, demene et al., demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (whence), a noun use of an adjective, from dominicus, from. See dame, and compare demain, domain.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Demesne

2. Demain, Demean, Demesnenoun

   That land which a man holds originally of himself, called dominium by the civilians, and opposed to feodum or fee, which signifies those that are held of a superior lord. It is sometimes used also for a distinction between those lands that the lord of the manor has in his own hands, or in the hands of his lessee, demised or let upon a rent for a term of years or life, and such other lands appertaining to the said manor as belong to free or copyholders; although the copyhold belonging to any manor, according to many good lawyers, is also accounted demeans. Philips.

   Etymology: domaine, French.

   Having now provided
   A gentleman of noble parentage,
   Of fair demesns, youthful, and nobly allied. William Shakespeare.

   That earldom indeed had a royal jurisdiction and seigniory, though the lands of that county in demesne were possessed for the most part by the ancient inheritors. John Davies, on Ireland.

   The defects in those acts for planting forest-trees might be fully supplied, since they have hitherto been wholly ineffectual, except about the demesnes of a few gentlemen; and even there, in general, very unskilfully made, and thriving accordingly. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Demesne

   A demesne ( di-MAYN, -⁠MEEN) or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants. The concept originated in the Kingdom of France and found its way to foreign lands influenced by it or its fiefdoms. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, royal demesne is the land held by the Crown, and ancient demesne is the legal term for the land held by the king at the time of the Domesday Book.

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1. demesne

   Demesne is a legal term that refers to land or property owned and controlled directly by the owner, rather than being held by tenants. It can also extend to the rights and privileges that come with the owning of such land, like the lordship over a manor. The term is commonly used in the context of the feudal system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Demesnenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See Dame, and cf. Demain, Domain, Danger, Dungeon.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Demesne

   In the feudal system the demesne was all the land, not necessarily all contiguous to the manor house, which was retained by a lord of the manor for his own use and support, under his own management, as distinguished from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants. The system of manorial land tenure, broadly termed feudalism, was conceived in Western Europe, initially in France but exported to areas affected by Norman expansion during the Middle Ages, for example the Kingdoms of Sicily, Scotland, Jerusalem, and England.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Demesne

   de-mēn′, Demain, de-mān′, n. a manor-house, with lands adjacent to it not let out to tenants: any estate in land. [Forms of domain.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of demesne in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of demesne in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=demesne
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Demesne
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=demesne
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demesne
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demesne
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=demesne
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=demesne