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mesnalty Law. (ˈmiːnəltɪ) Also 6 menalte, -tie, 6–7 -ty, 7 menealtie. [a. Law F. menalte, mesnalte, f. OF. mene, mesne mesne a., after AF. comunalte commonalty.] The estate of a mesne lord; the condition of being a mesne lord.1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII, c. 5 §15 If any person..shall..make by fraud...
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It is variously referred to in English as a mesne-fief or mesne-tenure, an arriere-fief or subfief, under-tenure or mesnalty.
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▪ I. † menalty Obs. rare—1. [f. mene, mean a.2 + -al1 + -ty. Cf. mesnalty.] The middle class.a 1548 Hall Chron. Hen. IV 10 b, The euill parliament for the nobilitee, the worse for the menaltie, but worste of all for the commonaltee.▪ II. menalty see menialty, mesnalty.
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mesne, a., n., and adv. (miːn) Also 5 meosne, 5–7 measne, 6 mesn, 7–8 measn. [a. Law F. mesne, altered spelling of AF. meen mean a.] A. adj. 1. Feudalism. a. mesne lord: a lord who holds an estate of a superior lord.1614 Selden Titles Hon. ii. v. §4 [The vavasour] either held of a mesne lord, and no...
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