mesnalty
[ meen-l-tee ]
nounLaw.
the estate of a mesne lord.
Origin of mesnalty
1Words Nearby mesnalty
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British Dictionary definitions for mesnalty
mesnalty
/ (ˈmiːnəltɪ) /
nounplural -ties
history the lands of a mesne lord
Origin of mesnalty
1C16: from legal French, from mesne
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