demesne
/dɪˈmeɪn/
noun
- A lord's main estate or manor, including the land kept for his own use rather than rented to tenants.
- The castle stood at the center of a vast demesne that included forests and farmland.
- The demesne was carefully managed to produce food for the entire manor.
- Peasants worked the lord's demesne several days each week as part of their obligations.
- A region or area that someone controls or owns; a domain.
- No one entered the old professor's study without permission—it was his intellectual demesne.
- The garden was her private demesne, where she spent hours planting and weeding.
- The CEO treated the company as his personal demesne, making all decisions alone.