[
US
/dəˈmeɪn/
]
[ UK /dˈɛmɛsni/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛmɛsni/ ]
NOUN
-
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
the family owned a large estate on Long Island -
territory over which rule or control is exercised
his domain extended into Europe
he made it the law of the land
How To Use demesne In A Sentence
- There is little information in Domesday Book on peasant production but a good deal on demesne inputs and output.
- Where the lord of the manor had a demesne farm, the court appointed a reeve to supervise the farming activities, using labour services and collecting rents.
- By virtue of the same right, if the demesne of a lord was so placed that it had no natural height from which to survey its extent, his vassals were made to bring sufficient cart-loads of earth to raise a mound or "motte" of the requisite elevation. Brittany & Its Byways
- Under serfdom, peasants were not paid for their produce on demesne.
- In this account of the Hawsted harvest the large number of hired men and the few customary tenants is noteworthy as a sign of the times, for before the Black Death the harvest work on the demesne was the special work of the latter. A Short History of English Agriculture
- The lord's land was called his "demesne," or domain. Early European History
- The grotto will be restored to its original form and repairs will be carried out on the walls surrounding the demesne.
- All kings drew resources from demesne estates and received regular food-rents, services, and payments in money or kind.
- The society has had a considerable input into the various road plans and bypasses where they affect historic properties or important demesnes.
- Most demesnes therefore were leased - ‘farmed’ was the technical term - in return for a money rent.
