demesne - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" archduchy - the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess barony - the domain of a baron earldom - the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess emirate - the domain controlled by an emir empire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress fiefdom - the domain controlled by a feudal lord grand duchy - the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess viscounty - the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |