mesne

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adjective Law.

intermediate or intervening.

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Origin of mesne

1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French, spelling variant of meenmean³

Words nearby mesne

mesmeric, mesmerism, mesmerize, mesmerizing, mesnalty, mesne, mesne lord, meso-, Mesoamerica, mesoappendix, mesobenthos

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How to use mesne in a sentence

An important alteration in the law took place this session, in the abolition of imprisonment for debt on mesne process.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Having effected this object it seemed but right to abolish imprisonment on mesne process.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Resigned to accept position of Register of Mesne Conveyances, a very important office which he held for several years.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various
Vavassors, that is, mesne tenants, are particularly mentioned in one enumeration of barons attending the court.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam

The point of particular reform aimed at by the Bill was to abolish what was called arrest on mesne process.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry

British Dictionary definitions for mesne

mesne

/ (miːn) /

adjective law

intermediate or intervening: used esp of any assignment of property before the lasta mesne assignment

mesne profits rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land

Word Origin for mesne

C15: from legal French meien in the middle, mean ³

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