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lord mesne

lord mesne is the alternative form of mesne lord.

Meaning of mesne lord

Noun

mesne lord (plural mesne lords)

  1. (historical) A lord entitled to rent or feudal obligations from tenants but who himself owes rent or feudal obligations to another.
    • Thus all the land in the kingdom is supposed to be holden, mediately or immediately, of the sovereign, who is styled the lord paramount, or above all. Such tenants as held under the crown immediately, when they granted out portions of their lands to inferior persons, became also lords with respect...1767, William Blackstone, “The Rights of Things”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, volume II, page 60

Forms of lord mesne

plurallords mesne

Questions about lord mesne

What is lord mesne the alternative form of?
Lord mesne is the alternative form of mesne lord.

Words near lord mesne in the dictionary

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  8. lord of all one surveys
  9. lord of gingerbread
  10. Lord of Hosts
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