Demesne - Definition
demesne
n 1: extensive landed property (especially in the country)
retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a
large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate, land,
landed estate, acres, demesne]
2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his
domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the
land" [syn: domain, demesne, land]