demesne

Pronounced: dih-MANE, noun

Notes: Interesting word

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Yesterday’s word

The word dint, as a noun, means

• force; power
• a dent

As a verb, it means to make a dent or to drive in with force

First usage

Our word is very old; coming into English in the late 800s

Background / Comments

I am more used to the idea of our word meaning “force” or “power”. As a synonym for “dent”, it’s new to me. It comes from the Old English word dynt (blow).