<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.</li><li>an estate or part of an estate occupied and controlled by, and worked for the exclusive use of, the owner.</li><li>land belonging to and adjoining a manor house; estate.</li><li>the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state; domain.</li><li>a district; region.</li></ul>