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Etymology
OE. demeine, demain, rule, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, from L. dominium property, right of ownership, from dominus master, proprietor, owner. See dame, and confer demain, domain, danger, dungeon.
Pronunciation
1: IPA|/�dɪ�meɪn/
2: IPA|/�dɪ�mi�n/
Noun
en-noun
- 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.
Quotations
1816, w:John Keats|John Keats, s:On First Looking into Chapman's Homer|On First Looking into Chapman's Homer, lines 5-6
References
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