Land for a manor house (7 letters)

{ Answer }

DEMESNE

{ Related Clues }

Estate
Lands of an estate
Lord's estate
Lord's land
Land around a mansion

{ Tags }

around, demesne, estate, house, land, lands, lords, manor, mansion

{ Notes }

The answer DEMESNE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.

{ Definition }

DEMESNE as a noun:

1. (estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne) = extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

2. (domain, demesne, land) = territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"