demesne
English
/dɪˈmeɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use.
- A region or area; a domain.
Etymology
Borrowed from demeyne borrowed from Old French demeine derived from Latin dominicus (of the Lord, a lord master, belonging to a lord master).
Origin
Latin
dominicus
Gloss
of the Lord, a lord master, belonging to a lord master
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- demesnial English
- domain English
- domaine English
- dominicalis Latin
- dominicus Latin
- dominium Latin
- dominus Latin
- Domäne German
- domein Dutch, Flemish
- codomaine French
- domaine French
- domingo Spanish, Castilian
- demeine Middle English
- demaine Old French
- demeine Old French
- domaine Old French
- domingo Old Portuguese
- demeyne xno
- domingo Aragonese