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Contents 1 Headline text 2 Demesne and desmesne 3 Etymology 4 one to one translation?

[edit] Headline text

[edit] Demesne and desmesne

I am thinking perhaps demesne is sometimes spelt desmesne, as in the article Mains (Scotland). Laurel Bushjhgujhdxhc

Indeed, which is why I had a job finding this page just now :) Hakluyt bean 19:13, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

Isn't demesne simply a 17th-century 'etymological' misspelling of the French derivate of the Latin dominium? Iblardi 12:57, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] one to one translation?

demesne could also mean "do not sell", from de-emere (latin sth like "to sell"), formed as a Tag question (the ne). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.54.89.252 (talk) 04:00, August 23, 2007 (UTC)