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单词 demesne
释义
demesne
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈmeɪn/us
/dɪˈmeɪn/
old use
anareaoflandownedandcontrolledby someone:
领地，地产
The Forest of Dean was the king's demesne.迪恩森林是国王的领地。
old use
thelandbelongingto amanor(= alargecountryhouse):
庄园领地
Theenclosedfieldsof the manoriallordwereknownas the demesne.庄园领主大宅四周围起来的田地称为庄园领地。
literary
partof aplaceoractivityover which apersonhascontrol:
（受某人支配的）领域，范围
Thegardenis Alice's little demesne.花园是爱丽丝的小领地。
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(Definition ofdemesnefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdemesne

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A great many have sold their demesnes and cleared out altogether.
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Demesnes are purchasable and home farms are purchasable up to the extent of £20,000.
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By the early fourteenth century the lord'sdemesnewas worked by a combination of labour services, wage labour and the manorial famuli.
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However, ancientdemesnecases also present the historians with a set of problems of interpretation.
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They live in immense villas on private parks, called demesnes.
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Several landowners would not permit contractors or their workmen to approach their demesnes.
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On the other hand, ancientdemesnestatus might have been of some use to the half-virgaters in their dispute with the lord over the nature of customary heriot payments.
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The answer must lie beyond the traditional perceptions of what the custom of ancientdemesneentailed, and of what the criteria for ancient demesne status were.
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The protest was about compulsory work to repair public roads as well as private roads and avenues in gentry demesnes that was exacted from agricultural labourers for no wages.
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The demesnes had meadow and pasture.
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The majority of the manor's arable land was held by copyhold, and the data relate almost exclusively to copyhold land, as opposed to freehold ordemesneleasehold.
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The first article touchesdemesnecopyholds.
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Nodemesnelands were included in the property sold, which comprised tenanted lands and some 91 acres of untenanted lands.
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The vendor has not agreed to sell any portion of hisdemesneland.
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Are there inspectors to see thatdemesneowners comply?
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