搜尋結果
demesne
- IPA[dəˈmān]
美式
- land attached to a manor and retained for the owner's own use;the lands of an estate
noun: demesne, plural noun: demesnes
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. land attached to a manor and retained for the owner's own use because labor was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne
- ▪ the lands of an estate a levy of one tenth on property in the royal demesne
- ▪ archaic a region or domain she may one day queen it over that fair demesne
- 2. possession of real property in one's own right.