Domain

do-man', n. Dominion; authority; territory over which dominion is exerted; landed property; estate; esp. land about the mansion-house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy. (Law.) Ownership of land, estate, or patrimony, in one's own right. [OF. domaine, f L. dominium, lordship, f — dominus, a lord. See Demesne.] Eminent domain. In U. S. the inherent sovereign power of a state, giving to the legislature the control of private property for public uses.