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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Power; dominion.
  • noun Same as domain.
  • noun Same as demesne.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Rule; management.
  • noun (Law) See Demesne.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete, UK, law A demesne, especially the Ancient demesne claimed by William the Conqueror.

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