mesnalty
noun
mes·nal·ty
ˈmēnᵊltē
variants or less commonly mesnality
mēˈnalətē
plural -es
: the estate or condition of a mesne lord
Word History
Etymology
mesnalty probably from Anglo-French mesnalté (attested as mesnatty, mesnattie), from mesne, noun + -alté as in comunalté commonalty; mesnality, alteration (influenced by -ity) of mesnalty