demensne
demensne possession of real estate as one's own; possession, estate XIV. — AN., OF. demeine, later AN. demesne, sb. use of adj. belonging to a lord, seigneurial, that is private property :- L. dominicus pert. to a lord or master (see DOMINICAL).
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Estate , ESTATE
The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest that a person has in real andpersonal property. Such terms as estate in land, tenement, a… Real Estate , Land, buildings, and things permanently attached to land and buildings. Also called realty and real property.
Real estate is the modern term for land… Manorial System , manorial system (mənôr´ēəl, măn–) or seignorial system (sēnyôr´ēəl), economic and social system of medieval Europe under which peasants' land tenure… Lord , lord / lôrd/ • n. someone or something having power, authority, or influence: lord of the sea | lords of the jungle. ∎ (in the UK) a man of noble ran… Feudalism , A series of contractual relationships between the upper classes, designed to maintain control over land.
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