Word of the Day
for Wednesday 15th October 2014
Demesne \dih-MEYN, -MEEN\
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Noun
1. Possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne. 2. An estate or part of an estate occupied and controlled by, and worked for the exclusive use of, the owner. |
Quotes
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As the foregoing analysis has demonstrated, the proportion between land
held indemesne and land held by subtenants seems to have been
relatively stable throughout the later Anglo-Saxon period and even beyond the
Conquest.
-- Francesca Tinti, Sustaining Belief, 2010 |
Origin
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Demesne is derived from the Middle English word demeine. It
is related to the more common word domain, which also comes from
the Latin word dominicus meaning "of a master."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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