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demesne

[dih-meyn, -meen] / dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmin /








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This was especially the case in England, where the aristocracy was more dependent on the cultivation of the demesne.

From Salon

He had seen the wine cellars in some of those places, and he had set about building one for his own demesne, in Deep South Jersey.

From The New Yorker

In “The King’s Teacup at Rest,” your story in this week’s issue, a king and his retinue arrive to inspect the king’s newest property—or perhaps that should be “demesne.”

From The New Yorker

Palo Alto and the surrounding demesnes—mostly sunny, rich, and liberal—are not often thought to reflect the plight of the great American middle.

From The New Yorker

I don’t mean that it is the demesne of red-staters, a nefarious Koch brothers plot.

From Newsweek