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mesnalties

mesnalties is the plural of mesnalty.

Meaning of mesnalty

Noun

mesnalty (plural mesnalties)

  1. (historical) The position or land of a mesne lord.
    • "In old English law. The estate or right of a mesne, (q. v.) Termes de la Ley". Alexander M. Burrill
      ... now shall the donee hold by twelve pence, for the mesnaltie which was four pence is extinct, and the law reserved the tenure upon the gift in taile, in respect of the mesnaltie, and when the...

Questions about mesnalties

What is mesnalties the plural of?
Mesnalties is the plural of mesnalty.

Words near mesnalties in the dictionary

  1. mesna
  2. mesnalitie
  3. mesnalities
  4. mesnality
  5. mesnaltie
  6. mesnalties
  7. mesnalty
  8. mesne
  9. mesne lord
  10. mesne lords
  11. mesnes

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