demesne

How to Split "demesne" into Syllables

The word demesne is divided into 3 syllables: de·me·sne. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• de — 1st syllable
• me — 2nd syllable
• sne — 3rd syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of demesne:

• IPA: /dɪˈmeɪn/

📖 Definitions

1. 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.
2. “demesne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

📚 Word Origin & History

From Middle English demayne, from Anglo-Norman demeyne, demene et al., Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (“power”) (whence French domaine (“domain”)), a noun use of an adjective, from Latin dominicus (“belonging to a lord or master”), from dominus (“master, proprietor, owner”). See dame. Doublet of domain. The spelling with non-etymological s is partly due to influence from mesne and partly for the purpose of indicating a long vowel, as the s quiesced before a conso...

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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare demesne with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
demesne	3	de·me·sne
dynamism	3	dy-na-mism
Duncan	2	dun-can
Dionysian	3	dio-ny-sian
Dominican	4	do-mi-ni-can

🔗 Related Words

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