demesne
Manor's retained grounds
Demesne is a legal and historical term for land attached to a manor and retained by the lord for his own use, as opposed to land held by tenants.
More broadly, it means a domain or territory under someone's control: the king's demesne, within her demesne.
The word is pronounced like "domain," which shares its meaning and origin.
Landed aristocratic residence
- groundsBasis for justification
- acreageAmount of land owned
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- holdingsProperty one owns
villa · chateau · farmstead · residence · homestead · freehold · leasehold · parcel
Granted feudal estate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
manorialism · overlord · liege · fealty · tenure · villeinage · homage · peasantry
Legal authority's scope
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
rule · command · supremacy · sovereignty · suzerainty · hegemony · sway · power
Legal right of possession
- possessionState of owning
- titleFormal honorific or name
- tenureProtected employment status
- realtyImmovable property ownership
conveyance · indenture · deed · entail · heritable · alienation · quitclaim · encumbrance
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
holdings · villa · chateau · farmstead · residence · homestead · freehold · leasehold · parcel · landholding
fief
Granted feudal estate
feudalism · manorialism · overlord · liege · fealty · tenure · villeinage · homage · peasantry · tithe
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
governance · rule · command · supremacy · sovereignty · suzerainty · hegemony · sway · power · regency
ownership
Legal right of possession
- possessionState of owning
- titleFormal honorific or name
- tenureProtected employment status
realty · conveyance · indenture · deed · entail · heritable · alienation · quitclaim · encumbrance · easement
land
Earth's solid surface
terrain · precinct · enclave · bounds · province · district · zone · area · locale · quarter
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- realmsrealm, kingdom, Heaven, Hades, Nirvana
- feudalismfief, vassal, fealty, homage, lord
- medieval economyfiefs, manors, serfs, vassals, lords
demesnetenant farm
Rented land for cultivation
tenancy · leasehold · fief · villeinage · common land
demesneno man's land
Unowned space between enemies
public domain · terra incognita · wilderness · disputed territory · avocation