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mesnalty

mesnalty noun: the position or land of a mesne lord.

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...

Forms of mesnalty

pluralmesnalties
alternative formmesnalitie
alternative formmesnality

Origin of mesnalty

From Anglo-Norman mesnalté. Compare mesne (“intermediate”).

Questions about mesnalty

What does mesnalty mean?
Mesnalty means the position or land of a mesne lord.
What part of speech is mesnalty?
Mesnalty is a noun.
What is the plural of mesnalty?
The plural of mesnalty is mesnalties.

Words near mesnalty in the dictionary

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

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