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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [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.] (Law)
     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. [Written also demain.] --Wharton's Law Dict.
     Burrill.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [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.] (Law)
     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. [Written also demain.] --Wharton's Law Dict.
     Burrill.
  
     Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  demesne
       n 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" [syn: estate, land, landed
            estate, acres]
       2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his
          domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the
          land" [syn: domain, land]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  demesne
     Αγγλικά n.
     η  έκταση γης που ανήκε σε έναν φεουδάρχη και δεν την είχε
  εκμισθώσει, αλλά την κρατούσε για ιδιωτική του χρήση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  demesne
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro demaine)
     Old French n.
     (alternative form of fro demaine)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  demesne
     n.
     1 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 A region or area; a domain.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  demesne
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro demaine)
     Old French n.
     (alternative form of fro demaine)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  demesne
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro demaine)
     Old French n.
     (alternative form of fro demaine)

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  demesne //dɪˈmeɪn// //dɪˈmiːn// 
  имение
  lord's chief manor place

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/ 
  pozemek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/
  dominikál

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/
  nicht verpachteter Grundbesitz
     Synonym: land held in demesne
  
   see: real property, property, landed property, real estate, landed estate, realty
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/
  Landgut , Gut , Landsitz 
     Synonyms: manorial estate, estate
  
   see: manorial estates, estates, demesnes, feudal estate, hacienda
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  demesne //dɪˈmeɪn// //dɪˈmiːn// 
  maaomaisuus
  lord's chief manor place

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/ 
  1. ज़मींदारी
        "The government put higher taxes for the land held in demsne."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/
  posjed

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/
  1. földbirtok
  2. ôsi birtok
  3. uradalom
  4. állam birtoka
  5. birtok
  6. nemesi birtok
  7. uralkodó birtoka

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  demesne //dɪˈmeɪn// //dɪˈmiːn// 
  領地
  lord's chief manor place

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  demesne //dɪˈmeɪn// //dɪˈmiːn// 
  domän
  lord's chief manor place

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  demesne /dˈɛmɛsnɪ/
  1. (Fr.) mülk, emlâk
  2. malikâne
  3. bir malikâneye ait bölge, mıntıka, havali. royal demesne hükümdara ait mülk, miri arazi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dəˈmeɪn/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  DEMESNE, Eng. law. The name given to that portion of the lands of a manor 
  which the lord retained in his own hands for the use of himself and family. 
  These lands were called terra dominicales or demesne lands, because they 
  were occupied by the lord, or dominus manerii, and his servants, &c. 2 Bl. 
  Com. 90. Vide Ancient Demesne; Demesne as of fee; and Soil assault demesne. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  101 Moby Thesaurus words for "demesne":
     acres, ambit, arable land, area, arena, bailiwick, barnyard,
     barton, beat, border, borderland, cattle ranch, champaign,
     chattels real, chicken farm, circle, circuit, collective farm,
     cotton plantation, croft, dairy farm, demesne farm, department,
     discipline, domain, dominion, dry farm, dude ranch, factory farm,
     fallow, farm, farmery, farmhold, farmland, farmplace, farmstead,
     farmyard, field, fruit farm, fur farm, grain farm, grange,
     grassland, grounds, hacienda, hemisphere, homecroft, homefarm,
     homestead, honor, judicial circuit, jurisdiction, kibbutz, kolkhoz,
     land, landed property, lands, location, lot, lots, mains, manor,
     manor farm, march, messuage, orb, orbit, orchard, pale, parcel,
     pasture, pen, plantation, plat, plot, poultry farm, praedium,
     precinct, property, province, quadrat, ranch, rancheria, rancho,
     real estate, real property, realm, realty, round, sheep farm,
     sphere, station, steading, stock farm, subdiscipline, tenements,
     terrain, territory, toft, truck farm, walk
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 土地之所有,私有地,领地;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 土地之所有,私有地,领地

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