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Definitions

demesne

[dih-meyn, -meen] / dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmin /

NOUN

domain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

realm sphere territory

STRONG

authority bailiwick concern department discipline district dominion empire estate field jurisdiction land occupation orbit power province quarter region scope slot specialty terrain turf walk wing

WEAK

home park neck of the woods stomping grounds

Antonyms

STRONG

sky surrender yielding

NOUN

dominion

Synonyms

STRONG

ascendancy authorization bailiwick command commission control country district domain dominance domination empire enclave field government jurisdiction management power preeminence prepotency prerogative privilege property province realm regency regiment regimentation region reign rule seniority sovereignty sphere state supremacy sway terrain territory turf walk

WEAK

prepotence stomping grounds

Antonyms

STRONG

submission subordination subservience surrender weakness yielding

WEAK

outside

NOUN

estate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area farm parcel plantation ranch residence

STRONG

acreage domain dominion freehold grounds holdings lands territory villa

WEAK

country home country place finca quinta rural seat

NOUN

field

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area department environment job line province range region terrain territory work

STRONG

avocation bailiwick bounds calling champaign circle compass confines discipline domain dominion jurisdiction limits margin occupation orbit precinct purview racket reach scope speciality specialty sweep thing vocation walk weakness

WEAK

cup of tea long suit métier

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun

STRONG

hobby pastime

NOUN

province

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colony county department district part region territory zone

STRONG

arena bailiwick business calling canton capacity champaign charge concern dependency division domain dominion duty employment field function jurisdiction line office orbit post pursuit realm role section shire sphere terrain tract walk work

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun recreation retreat unemployment whole

NOUN

region

Synonyms

STRONGEST

country district field land locality neighborhood part place province sector suburb territory world zone

STRONG

arena bailiwick belt block clearing division domain dominion environs expanse ground jungle locale precinct quarter range realm scene section shire sphere terrain tract turf vicinity walk ward

WEAK

inner city neck of woods stomping ground

Antonyms

STRONGEST

metropolis whole

STRONG

sky

NOUN

sphere

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle field realm scope

STRONG

bailiwick capacity champaign class compass department dominion employment function ground jungle jurisdiction level orbit pale position precinct province range rank station stratum terrain territory turf zone

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground walk of life

Antonyms

STRONG

sky unemployment

Example Sentences

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“In our house things were either broken or not used at all,” the 14-year-old says of her chaotic home, a once-grand demesne neglected by Caithleen’s volatile father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The show has also expanded outside the demesne walls.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

And as the years progress, she gives up dreams of royalty to focus on the demesne she can control: the convent and its lands.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021

This was especially the case in England, where the aristocracy was more dependent on the cultivation of the demesne.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2020

The peasant moves the boundary stone And steals the lord’s demesne.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

demesne

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