## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman demeyne and Old French demeine ('belonging to a lord'), from Latin dominicus ('of a lord'), from dominus ('lord, master'). The spelling was altered by analogy with mesne.

## AI Etymology
Demesne is from Anglo-Norman demeyne and Old French demeine ('belonging to a lord'), from Latin dominicus ('of a lord'), from dominus ('lord, master'). The spelling was altered by analogy with mesne. The ancestry passes through Old French demeine, Latin dominicus, and Latin dominus. In present use as a noun, it means "land attached to a manor and held for the owner's own use", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include domain and dominion. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in domain and dominion, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

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