Ancient demesne or domain

A tenure manors held by the Crown at the time of or William the Conqueror. A species of services and certaia privileges. A plea of may be pleaded in abatement to real actions, the freehold may come in question; v. house: one which has stood long enough to of support against the adjoining land; in Ancient lights: windows which have been ent state for twenty years, giving, in England, them unobstructed. Ancient -writings: documents more than thirty years old, which liminary proof if coming from the person possess them.