mesne lord
noun
(in old English law) an intermediate feudal lord; the tenant of a chief lord and a lord to his own tenants.
Origin of mesne lord
1First recorded in 1605–15
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How to use mesne lord in a sentence
And the mesne lord will often be a very great man, some prelate or baron with a widespread honour.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
British Dictionary definitions for mesne lord
mesne lord
noun
(in feudal society) a lord who held land from a superior lord and kept his own tenants on it
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