demesne
n.土地之所有,领地,私有地
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demesne为短语/超纲词汇
demesne
/dɪ'meɪn; dɪ`men/
n (law 律)
(a) [U] possession and use of land as one's own property 土地的领有和使用(作为私产)
*land held in demesne 领有的地产.
(b) [C] estate with land held in this way, ie without tenants living on it 领有供自用的地产(即无佃户租用).
demesne
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: demeine, from Latin dominicus 'of a lord']
in the past, a very big house and all the land that belonged to it