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单词 demesne
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demesne in British English

(dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmiːn)
noun
1. 
land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
2.  property law
the possession and use of one's own property or land
3. 
the territory ruled by a state or a sovereign; realm; domain
4. 
a region or district; domain
Word origin
C14: from Old French demeine; see domain

demesne in American English

(dɪˈmeɪn; also, dɪˈmin)
noun
1.  Law
possession (of real estate) in one's own right
2.  Obsolete
the land or estate belonging to a lord and not rented or let but kept in his hands
3. 
the land around a mansion; lands of an estate
4. 
a region or domain
also used figuratively
Word origin
ME & OFr demeine < L dominium (see domain); sp. altered by assoc. with OFr mesnee, household < L mansio: see mansion

Examples of 'demesne' in a sentence
demesne

The Chantrey demesne, by contrast, was definitely ragged, scrubby grass with the odd daffodil appearing as if by mistake.
Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE (2002)
He advised us that, if we insisted on completing our journey, we should avoid Aigul and Count Ulanu's demesne at all costs.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE (2002)

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