demesne 1
noundomain: possession
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Examples
- 1.the family owned a large estate on Long Island
Hypernym
real property 1
noun
property consisting of houses and land
EnglishHyponym
freehold 1
noun
an estate held in fee simple or for life
glebe 1
noun
plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
leasehold 1
noun
land or property held under a lease
smallholding 1
noun
a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
homestead 2
noun
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
