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demesne

/dɪˈmeɪn/
noun
  1. A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use.

  2. A region or area; a domain.

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