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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A region or area; a domain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
territory over which rule or control is exercised
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: domain, land
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: region
Narrower terms: archduchy, barony, duchy, dukedom, earldom, emirate, empire, imperium, fiefdom, grand duchy, viscounty, khanate, kingdom, realm, principality, princedom, sheikdom, sheikhdom, suzerainty
noun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: estate, land, landed estate, acres
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: real property, real estate, realty, immovable
Narrower terms: freehold, glebe, leasehold, smallholding, homestead, fief, feoff, barony, countryseat, Crown land, manor, seigneury, seigniory, signory, hacienda, plantation, entail
History
From Middle English demayne, from Anglo-Norman demeyne, demene et al., Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (“power”) (whence French domaine (“domain”)), a noun use of an adjective, from Latin dominicus (“belonging to a lord or master”), from dominus (“master, proprietor, owner”). See dame. Doublet of domain. The spelling with non-etymological s is partly due to influence from mesne and partly for the purpose of indicating a long vowel, as the s quiesced before a consonant; compare aisle, isle, Carlisle.
Across languages
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