demaine

Old French

Alternative forms

demeigne, demeine, demene, demesne, demeyne, 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 oblique singular, m (oblique plural demaines, nominative singular demaines, nominative plural demaine)

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

Descendants

French: domaine
- → English: domaine
- → German: Domäne
- → Romanian: domeniu
→ Italian: demanio
→ Middle English: demayne
- English: demesne
→ Middle English: demeine, demain
- English: domain

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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