demesne


demesne (http://definr.com/demesne)

     n 1: extensive landed property (especially in the country)
          retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned
          a large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate, land, {landed
          estate}, acres]
     2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his
        domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the
        land" [syn: domain, land]