English Dictionary

demesne

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈmeɪn/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

領主が所有する主要な荘園、すなわち貸与せず自らが管理するための邸宅とその隣接地を指す

The steward inspected the demesne before the harvest, noting which fields the tenants had cultivated and which remained under the lord's direct control.

家令は収穫前に領主の荘園と直轄地を点検し、小作人が耕作した畑と領主の直轄のままの畑を確認した。

意味（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.

I could spot no friendly native to tell me where I might find Bobbie. I proceeded, therefore, to roam hither and thither about the grounds and messuages in the hope of locating her, wishing that I had a couple of bloodhounds to aid me in my task, for the Travers demesne is a spacious one and there was a considerable amount of sunshine above, though none, I need scarcely mention, in my heart.

意味（2）

A region or area; a domain.

Oft of one wide expanse had I been told / That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne; […]

demesnes （ plural ）