demesne
英[dɪ'meɪn;dɪ'miːn]
美[də'men]
英英释意
- 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"