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demesne

noun

1 demesne

Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.

synonyms: acres, estate, land, landed estate.

Roget 189: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, ... show more

Roget 780: property, possession, suum cuique [Lat.], meum et tuum [Lat.].    ownership, proprietorship, lordship; seignority; empire etc. (dominion) 737.    interest, stake, ... show more

Dutch: eigendom, trek, bezit, goed, landgoed, zate
Polish: dominium, domena

2 demesne

Territory over which rule or control is exercised.

synonyms: domain, land.

Dutch: domein, machtsgebied


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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