[Word Powers] Today's Words

Demesne (dih-meyn): noun

1. possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne

2. the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state; domain

With the advent of the Early modern period, demesne lands came to be

cultivated by paid labourers.

 

Denouement (dey-noo-mahn):–noun

1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

2. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

In Shakespeare's tragedies, the denouement is usually the death of one or more characters.

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