demaine

Old French

Alternative forms

demeine
demesne
domaine
domane

Etymology 1

From Latin dominicus.

Adjective

demaine m (oblique and nominative feminine singular demaine)

seignorial; lordly
possessive (indicating possession, ownership)

Etymology 2

Substantivation of the above adjective, or taken from Latin dominium.

Noun

demaine m (oblique plural demaines, nominative singular demaines, nominative plural demaine)

entourage of a king or another important person
holdings (land)
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
  Romain en demaine l'avoient
  The Romans had it as a territory

Descendants

English: demesne, domain (borrowed)
French: domaine
Italian: demanio

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (demaine)

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