mesnalty

[ meen-l-tee ]

nounLaw.
  1. the estate of a mesne lord.

Origin of mesnalty

1
1535–45; <Anglo-French me(s)nalte, equivalent to mesnal (see mesne, -al1) + -te-ty2

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British Dictionary definitions for mesnalty

mesnalty

/ (ˈmiːnəltɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. history the lands of a mesne lord

Origin of mesnalty

1
C16: from legal French, from mesne

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