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The meaning of DEMESNE is legal possession of land as one's own. Did you know?
DEMESNE definition: 1. an area of land owned and controlled by someone: 2. the land belonging to a manor (= a large…. Learn more.
What does the noun demesne mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun demesne, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. demesne has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
A demesne (/ dɪˈmeɪn, - ˈmiːn / di-MAYN, -MEEN) or domain[1] was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, [2] or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants.
In medieval Europe, a demesne was the part of a lord's land that he kept for his own use. These days, it's more often used to mean "property" or "territory." The term demesne was originally used to distinguish land totally controlled by a lord from areas that were turned over to tenants.
4 meanings: 1. land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use 2. property law the.... Click for more definitions.
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Demesne definition: Possession and use of one's own land.
