Mesne

AuthorJeffrey Lehman, Shirelle Phelps

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Intermediate; intervening; the middle between two extremes, especially of rank or time. In feudal law, an intermediate lord; a lord who stood between a tenant and the chief lord; a lord who was also a tenant.

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Feudalism.

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