One entry found for demesne.

Entry Word: demesne
Function: noun
Text: 1 a part or portion having no fixed boundaries <the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra> -- see REGION 1
2 a region of activity, knowledge, or influence <the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature> -- see FIELD 2
3 the area around and belonging to a building <the mansion's huge demesne covers more than 100 acres> -- see GROUND 1