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<hw>De*merse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>demersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>demergere</ets>. See <er>Merge</er>.]</ety> <def>To immerse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Demersed</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>De*mersed"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed.</def>

<h1>Demersion</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>De*mer"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>demersio</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water.</def>

<i>Ray.</i>

<h1>Demesmerize</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>De*mes"mer*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To relieve from mesmeric influence. See <er>Mesmerize</er>.</def>

<h1>Demesne</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>De*mesne"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>demeine</ets>, <ets>demain</ets>, rule, demesne, OF. <ets>demeine</ets>, <ets>demaine</ets>, <ets>demeigne</ets>, <ets>domaine</ets>, power, F. <ets>domaine</ets> domain, fr. L. <ets>dominium</ets> property, right of ownership, fr. <ets>dominus</ets> master, proprietor, owner. See <er>Dame</er>, and cf. <er>DEmain</er>, <er>Domain</er>, <er>Danger</er>, <er>Dungeon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>demain</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill.</i>

<cs><col>Ancient demesne</col>. <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ancient</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Demesnial</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>De*mesn"i*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a demesne; of the nature of a demesne.</def>

<h1>Demi-</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[F. <ets>demi-</ets>, fr. L. <ets>dimidius</ets> half; <ets>di-</ets> = <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Medium</er>, and cf. <er>Demy</er>, <er>Dimidiate</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix, signifying <i>half</i>.</def>

<h1>Demi</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>De*mi"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Demy</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Demibastion</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*bas"tion</hw> <tt>(?; 106)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>demi-bastion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.</def>

<h1>Demibrigade</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*bri*gade"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>demi-brigade</ets>.]</ety> <def>A half brigade.</def>

<h1>Demicadence</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*ca`dence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the key note.</def>

<h1>Demicannon</h1> <Xpage=388>