Demesne — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

territory over which rule or control is exercised

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪkseɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛmɛsnɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛmɛsnɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪkseɪn/.

Examples

the family owned a large estate on Long Island
his domain extended into Europe
he made it the law of the land

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acres landed estate estate land domain

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	territory over which rule or control is exercised “his domain extended into Europe”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Domäne

umfangreicher Grundbesitz (insbesondere auf dem Land), der dem Eigentümer zur eigenen Nutzung gehört

🇫🇷French

domaine

propriété foncière étendue (surtout à la campagne) conservée par le propriétaire pour son propre usage

🇪🇸Spanish

heredad

propiedad territorial extensa (especialmente en el campo) retenida por el propietario para su propio uso

🇮🇹Italian

demanio

vasta proprietà fondiaria (soprattutto in campagna) conservata dal proprietario per uso proprio

🇳🇱Dutch

domein

uitgestrekte grondbezit (vooral op het platteland) dat door de eigenaar voor eigen gebruik wordt bewaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

propriedade

extensa propriedade fundiária (especialmente no campo) retida pelo proprietário para seu próprio uso

🇷🇺Russian

владение

обширная земельная собственность (особенно за городом), оставленная владельцем для собственного пользования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कार्यक्षेत्र

व्यापक भू-सम्पत्ति (विशेषकर देश में) मालिक द्वारा अपने उपयोग के लिए रखी जाती है

🇮🇳Tamil

டெம்ஸ்னே

விரிவான நில சொத்து (குறிப்பாக நாட்டில்) உரிமையாளரால் தனது சொந்த பயன்பாட்டிற்காக தக்கவைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

డెమెస్నే

యజమాని తన స్వంత ఉపయోగం కోసం నిలుపుకున్న విస్తృతమైన భూమి ఆస్తి (ముఖ్యంగా దేశంలో).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೆಮೆಸ್ನೆ

ಮಾಲೀಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂತ ಬಳಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಭೂ ಆಸ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ).

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直辖领

业主保留供自己使用的大量土地财产（尤其是在乡村）

🇯🇵Japanese

領地

所有者が自分の使用のために保持している広大な土地（特に田舎）

🇰🇷Korean

지역

소유자가 자신의 사용을 위해 보유하고 있는 광범위한 토지 재산(특히 국내)

🇹🇭Thai

เดเมสเน่

ทรัพย์สินที่ดินกว้างขวาง (โดยเฉพาะในประเทศ) ที่เจ้าของเก็บไว้เพื่อใช้เอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemilikan

kepemilikan tanah yang luas (terutama di dalam negeri) yang disimpan oleh pemiliknya untuk digunakan sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تملك أرض

ممتلكات واسعة النطاق من الأراضي (خاصة في البلاد) يحتفظ بها المالك لاستخدامه الخاص

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The primary meaning of 'demesne' is 'extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use'.

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Using 'demesne' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'demesne' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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