demesnes in English
noun
1
land attached to a manor and retained for the owner's own use.
Where the lord of the manor had a demesne farm, the court appointed a reeve to supervise the farming activities, using labour services and collecting rents.
2
possession of real property in one's own right.
Foreigners are deprived of the first one - the right of demesne , which points who is the owner of any property, and is the basic and most important property right.
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1. Of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly train'd, Stuff'd, as they say, with honourable parts,
2. Private chases created by tenants-in-chief since 1154 outside their own demesnes were likewise abrogated, in accordance with the provisions of the Forest Charter.