mes·nal·ty \ˈmēnəltē\noun alsomes·nal·i·ty\mēˈnaləd.ē\ (-es) Etymology:mesnalty probably from Anglo-French mesnalté (attested as mesnatty, mesnattie), from mesne, n. + -alté as in comunalté commonalty; mesnality, alteration (influenced by -ity) of mesnalty : the estate or condition of a mesne lord