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Ancient demesne
| (Eng. Law) | a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. | | (Eng. Law) | See under Ancient. |
See also: Ancient, Demesne ancient demesne
ancient demesne see DEMESNE.ANCIENT DEMESNE, Eng. law. Those lands which either were reserved to thecrown at the original distribution of landed property, or such as came to itafterwards, by forfeiture or other means. 1. Sal. 57; hob. 88; 4 Inst. 264;1 Bl. Com. 286; Bac. Ab. h.t.; F. N. B. 14. |