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Mesne

//miːn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Intermediate. not-comparable

    "a mesne lord"

Noun
  1. 1
    A mesne lord.

    "Lord, mesne, and tenant; the tenant holdeth by four pence, and the mesne by twelve pence."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman mesne, a variant of moien. Doublet of mean.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman mesne, a variant of moien. Doublet of mean.

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