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mesnalty

[meen-l-tee]

noun Law.

the estate of a mesne lord.

Origin:
1535–45; < Anglo-French me(s)nalte, equivalent to mesnal (see mesne, -al¹) + -te -ty²

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mesnalty (ˈmiːnəltɪ)

—n , pl -ties
	history the lands of a mesne lord

[C16: from legal French, from mesne]

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