The term demesne (from Latin, dominicus, French demeine or domaine; “owned by a master, lord,” “property of a lord”) appeared in 18th century Germany in the form Domäne to describe the sum of property and rights pertaining to a manorial estate. It derived from the Cameralists' academic dispute over the financial bases of manorialism, which led them to draw a systematic distinction between manorial and sovereign income (Ca…