in his demesne
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in his demesne as of fee — See demesne, as of fee … Ballentine's law dictionary
demesne as of fee — A man is said to be seised in his demesne as of fee of a corporeal inheritance, because he has a property, dominicum or demesne, in the thing itself. But when he has no dominion in the thing itself, as in the case of an incorporeal hereditament,… … Black's law dictionary
demesne as of fee — A man is said to be seised in his demesne as of fee of a corporeal inheritance, because he has a property, dominicum or demesne, in the thing itself. But when he has no dominion in the thing itself, as in the case of an incorporeal hereditament,… … Black's law dictionary
demesne, as of fee — There is a distinction between a corporeal inheritance, of which a man is said to be wised in his demesne as of fee, and an incorporeal inheritance, of which he is said merely to be wised as of fee, and not in his demesne, because incorporeal… … Ballentine's law dictionary
demesne — noun /ˌdɪˈmeɪn,ˌdɪˈmiːn/ A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use. Oft of one wide expanse had I been… … Wiktionary
demesne — I noun acquest, chattels real, domain, dominion, empire, estate, freehold, hereditament, holding, land, landed estate, landed property, manor, one s own land, property, real estate, real property, realm, realty associated concepts: demesne lands… … Law dictionary
demesne — [di mān′; ] also [, dimēn′] n. [ME & OFr demeine < L dominium (see DOMAIN); sp. altered by assoc. with OFr mesnee, household < L mansio: see MANSION] 1. Law possession (of real estate) in one s own right 2. Historical the land or estate… … English World dictionary
seised in his demesne as of fee — Clothed with seisin as owner in fee; seised in fee simple … Ballentine's law dictionary
Demesne — Conjectural map of a feudal manor. The brown areas are part of the demesne, the shaded areas part of the glebe . The manor house, residence of the lord and location of the manorial court, can be seen in the mid southern part of the manor In the… … Wikipedia
Demesne — The part of the lord s manorial lands reserved for his own use and not allocated to his serfs or freeholder tenants. Serfs worked in the demesne for a specified numbers of days per week. The demesne could either be scattered among the serfs land … Medieval glossary
