See also:

• DEMESNE (DEMESNE, DEMAIN, DOMAIN, &c.)

DEMESNE (DEMESNE, DEMAIN, DOMAIN, &c.)  ,I that portion of the lands of a See also:

• MANOR

manor not granted out in See also:

• FREEHOLD

freehold tenancy, but (a) retained by the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of the manor for his own use and occupation or (b) let out as tenemental See also:

• LAND

land to his retainers or " See also:

• VILLANI, GIOVANNI (c. 1245-1348)

villani." This See also:

• DEMESNE (DEMESNE, DEMAIN, DOMAIN, &c.)

demesne land, originally held at the will of the lord, in course of See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time came to acquire fixity of See also:

• TENURE (Fr. tenure, from Lat. tenere, to hold)

tenure, and See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed into the See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• COPYHOLD

copyhold (see MANOR) . It is from demesne as used in sense (a) that the modern restricted use of the word comes, i.e. land immediately surrounding the See also:

• MANSION (through O. Fr. mansion, mod. maison, from Lat. mansio, dwelling-place, stage on a journey; manere, to remain)

mansion or dwelling-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, the paek or See also:

• CHASE
• CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-1873)
• CHASE, SAMUEL (1741–1811)
• CHASE, WILLIAM MERRITT (1849– )

chase . Demesne of the See also:

• CROWN

crown, or royal demesne, was that See also:

• PART

part of the crown lands not granted out ,to feudal tenants, but which remained under the management of stewards appointed by the crown . These crown lands, since the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George III., have been appropriated by See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament, the See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign receiving in return a fixed See also:

• ANNUAL

annual sum . (see See also:

• CIVIL

CIVIL . See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

LIST) . See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

Ancient demesne signified lands or manors vested in the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king at the time of the See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

Norman See also:

• CONQUEST

Conquest . There were See also:

• SPECIAL

special privileges surrounding tenancies of these lands, such as freedom from tolls and duties, exemption from See also:

• DANEGELD

danegeld and See also:

• AMERCEMENT, or AMERCIAMENT (derived, through the Fr. (I merci, from Lat. merces, pay)

amercement, from sitting on juries, &c . Hence, the phrase " ancient demesne " came to be applied to the tenure by which the lands were held . Land held in ancient demesne is sometimes also called customary freehold .