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Definition of Mesne
1. a. Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called the mesne lord.
Definition of Mesne
1. Adjective. (legal) intermediate ¹
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Definition of Mesne
1. a feudal lord holding land from a superior [n -S]