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What (who) is demesne - definition

TYPE OF PROPERTY (REAL ESTATE) AND A TERM IN THE LAW
Desmesne; Feudal domain; Demesnes; Barton (demesne); Ancient demesne
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Demesne         
·noun 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.
demesne         
[d?'me?n, d?'mi:n]
¦ noun historical
1. land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use.
archaic a domain.
2. Law possession of real property in one's own right.
Origin
ME: from OFr. demeine 'belonging to a lord', from L. dominicus, from dominus 'lord, master'.
Demesne         
A demesne ( ) or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants.

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Demesne

A demesne ( di-MAYN, -⁠MEEN) or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants. In contrast, the entire territory controlled by a monarch both directly and indirectly via their tenant lords would typically be referred to as their realm. The concept originated in the Kingdom of France and found its way to foreign lands influenced by it or its fiefdoms.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, royal demesne is the land held by the Crown, and ancient demesne is the legal term for the land held by the king at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086.

Examples of use of demesne
1. In demesne are 2 ploughs; and 86 villans and 14 bordars with 25 ploughs.
2. These ‘devolution dividends‘ exist only because the Chancellor lavishes riches on his demesne.
3. This man holds two hides, but he has no right to the land itself ... There is 1 plough in demesne, with 3 slaves, and 1 fishery rendering 125 eels, and 1 acre of meadow." Another tenner and I should really start to get a feel for late 11th century Kingston.