demesne
/dɪˈmeɪn/noun
historical <史>
1
- land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use领地。
1.1
- the lands of an estate地产。
1.2
- archaic a region or domain〈古〉区域, 领地：
she may one day queen it over that fair demesne.
她有一天可能成为那一片相当大的领土的女王。
2
- mass noun Law possession of real property in one's own right【律】地产所有。
短语
held in demesne
- (of an estate) occupied by the owner, not by tenants（地产）合法占有的。
词源
Middle English: from Old French demeine （later Anglo-Norman French demesne） 'belonging to a lord'， from Latin dominicus, from dominus 'lord， master'. Compare DOMAIN.