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DEMESNE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Territory over which rule or control is exercised
Example:
he made it the law of the land
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("demesne" is a kind of...):
region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "demesne"):
suzerainty (the domain of a suzerain)
archduchy (the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess)
barony (the domain of a baron)
duchy; dukedom (the domain controlled by a duke or duchess)
earldom (the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess)
emirate (the domain controlled by an emir)
empire; imperium (the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised)
fiefdom (the domain controlled by a feudal lord)
grand duchy (the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess)
viscounty (the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess)
khanate (the realm of a khan)
kingdom; realm (the domain ruled by a king or queen)
princedom; principality (territory ruled by a prince)
sheikdom; sheikhdom (the domain ruled by a sheik)
Holonyms ("demesne" is a part of...):
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Example:
the family owned a large estate on Long Island
Synonyms:
acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("demesne" is a kind of...):
immovable; real estate; real property; realty (property consisting of houses and land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "demesne"):
freehold (an estate held in fee simple or for life)
glebe (plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office)
leasehold (land or property held under a lease)
smallholding (a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation)
homestead (land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law)
feoff; fief (a piece of land held under the feudal system)
barony (the estate of a baron)
countryseat (an estate in the country)
Crown land (land that belongs to the Crown)
manor (the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it))
seigneury; seigniory; signory (the estate of a seigneur)
hacienda (a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries)
plantation (an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas))
entail (land received by fee tail)
