Noun: demesne di'meyn or di'meen
- Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
"the family owned a large demesne on Long Island";
- estate, land, landed estate, acres
- Territory over which rule or control is exercised
"his demesne extended into Europe";
- domain, land
Sounds like: demea
Derived forms: demesnes
Type of: immovable, real estate, real property, realty, region
Encyclopedia: Demesne