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Demain
(gcide) | Demain \De*main"\, n. [See Demesne.]
1. Rule; management. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. (Law) See Demesne.
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demain
(gcide) | Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF.
demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine
domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr.
dominus master, proprietor, owner. See Dame, and cf.
Demain, Domain, Danger, Dungeon.] (Law)
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. [Written also demain.] --Wharton's Law Dict.
Burrill.
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Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.
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legerdemain
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legerdemain
(encz) | legerdemain,eskamotérství legerdemain,iluze legerdemain,zručnost |
Demain
(gcide) | Demain \De*main"\, n. [See Demesne.]
1. Rule; management. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. (Law) See Demesne.
[1913 Webster]Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF.
demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine
domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr.
dominus master, proprietor, owner. See Dame, and cf.
Demain, Domain, Danger, Dungeon.] (Law)
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. [Written also demain.] --Wharton's Law Dict.
Burrill.
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Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.
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Legerdemain
(gcide) | Legerdemain \Leg`er*de*main"\ (l[e^]j`[~e]r*d[-e]*m[=a]n"), n.
[F. l['e]ger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See
3d Leger, and Manual.]
Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any
artful deception or trick.
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He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. --Spenser.
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The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon
their own souls. --South.
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Legerdemainist
(gcide) | Legerdemainist \Leg`er*de*main"ist\, n.
One who practices sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.
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Payndemain
(gcide) | Payndemain \Payn`de*main"\, n. [OF. pain bread + demaine
manorial, lordly, own, private. See Payn, and Demesne.
Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed
upon it.]
The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; --
called also paynemain, payman. [Obs.]
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Reredemain
(gcide) | Reredemain \Rere`de*main"\ (-d?-m?n"), n. [F. arri?re back + de
of + main hand.]
A backward stroke. [Obs.]
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legerdemain
(wn) | legerdemain
n 1: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
[syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic,
legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion,
deception] |
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