demesne
英[d?'me?n;d?'mi?n]
美[d?'men]
- n. 私有地；領(lǐng)地；土地之所有
英英釋意
- 1. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
- "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
- 2. territory over which rule or control is exercised;
- "his domain extended into Europe"
- "he made it the law of the land"