demesne vs shire

demesne

noun
  • A region or area; a domain. 

  • 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. 

shire

noun
  • The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom. 

  • A shire horse. 

  • A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia. 

  • Physical area administered by a sheriff. 

  • Former administrative area of Britain; a county. 

verb
  • County Longford was shired in 1586 

  • To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties. 

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