| 单词 | mesne lord |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmesne lord mesne lord n. Feudal Law (now historical) a lord who holds his seignory from a superior lord and is intermediate lord between that lord (the lord paramount) and his own tenant (the tenant paravail). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > (feudal) superior > holding of a superior lord mesne?1530 mean lord1535 mesne lord1611 lord mesne1656 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vavassorie, a Valuasserie; th'estate, land, or territorie of a Vavassor, Mesne Lord. 1772 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (new ed.) II. App. ii. 122 Men..whose duty was immediately paid to the mesne lord that was interposed between them and the throne. 1869 W. S. Ellis Antiq. Heraldry x. 236 The mesne lord did not, as a customary practice.., imitate the insignia of his feudal chief. < as lemmas |
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