DCHP-3

domain(e)

[< F domaine, estate, hereditary land]
Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

in Quebec, a farm belonging to a seigniory; manorial farm.

Quotations

1764
On said Seigneurie there is a Domaine, on which may be sown yearly 50 Bushels of Corn, with a good Dwelling-house, two Barns, a Stable and a good Wind-mill built with Stone.
1804
I have seized and taken in execution . . . a lot or piece of land . . . bounded in front . . . by the road of the cote Saint Louis, in the rear by the domain of the said Seigniory. . . .