"demesne" in the noun sense
1. estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
2. domain, demesne, land
territory over which rule or control is exercised
"his domain extended into Europe"
"he made it the law of the land"
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