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Demesne

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.

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Archduchy 76% connected

The territory of an archduke or archduchess.

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Barony 76% connected

The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.

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Countryseat 76% connected

an estate in the country

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Duchy 76% connected

The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.

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Dukedom 76% connected

The territory of a duke.

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Earldom 76% connected

The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.

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Empire 76% connected

Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.

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Entail 76% connected

That which is entailed.

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Feoff 76% connected

To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal hereditament to; to enfeoff.

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Fief 76% connected

An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.

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Freehold 76% connected

An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held.

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Glebe 76% connected

A lump; a clod.

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Hacienda 76% connected

A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in…

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Homestead 76% connected

The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.

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Khanate 76% connected

Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.

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Kingdom 76% connected

The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

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Leasehold 76% connected

Held by lease.

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Manor 76% connected

The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his fami…

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Plantation 76% connected

The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth.

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Princedom 76% connected

The jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank, or estate of a prince.

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Principality 76% connected

Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station.

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Realm 76% connected

A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom.

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Seigniory 76% connected

The power or authority of a lord; dominion.

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Suzerainty 76% connected

The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.

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Viscounty 76% connected

The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.

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Immovable 76% connected

Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin.

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Realty 76% connected

Royalty.

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Region 76% connected

One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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Country 70% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Land 70% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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State 70% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Domain 92% connected

Dominion; empire; authority.

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Estate 92% connected

Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.

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Land 92% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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