Definitions for demesnes

demesnes de·mesne

Spelling: [dih-meyn, -meen]
IPA: /dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmin/

Demesnes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 128 anagrams from letters in demesnes (deeemnss).

Definitions for demesnes

noun

  1. possession of land as one's own:
  2. an estate or part of an estate occupied and controlled by, and worked for the exclusive use of, the owner.
  3. land belonging to and adjoining a manor house; estate.
  4. the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state; domain.
  5. a district; region.

Origin of demesnes

1250-1300; Middle English demeine Anglo-French demesne, Old French demein; see domain

Examples for demesnes

She had no Relation to manage her demesnes, and could hardly be said to be possessed of any thing.

As soon as he entered his demesnes, he saw his wife's daughter running across the lawn to greet him.

He collects in paternal fashion the revenues of his Grand Ducal demesnes, and no power has any right to ask any questions.

And when he saw that, he let chase her out of this land, and betook it me, and all this land in my demesnes.

Most monastic houses had fishing rights attached to their demesnes, or kept their own fish-pond or stew.

Fosters of the fe, i. 175, foresters of the king's demesnes.

There was an appearance of respectability and opulence about all the demesnes.

There was a wall that, bounding the demesnes of the school, ran for some short distance into the main street.

A tallage on royal towns and demesnes, nevertheless, was set without authority of parliament four years afterwards.

It was night when Jasper once more reached the moss-grown pales round the demesnes of the old Manor-house.

Word Value for demesnes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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