Demesne - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dəˈmeɪn|
Brit.
|dɪˈmeɪn|
noun
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use (syn: estate, land)
- territory over which rule or control is exercised (syn: domain, land)
- territory over which rule or control is exercised (syn: domain, land)
Extra examples
...the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra...
...the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature...
Word forms
noun
singular: demesne
plural: demesnes
singular: demesne
plural: demesnes
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