| 释义 |
mes·nal·ty
\ˈmēnəltē\ noun
also mes·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 |