DEMAIN
\dɪmˈe͡ɪn], \dɪmˈeɪn], \d_ɪ_m_ˈeɪ_n]\
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By James Champlin Fernald
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That which a man holds originally of himself. it is sometimes used also for a distinction between those lands that the lord of the manor has in his own hands, or in the hands of his lessee, and such other lands appertaining to the said manor as belong to free or copyholders.
By Thomas Sheridan
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.