mesne

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After this came all the mesne lords to do homage for their lands, and among them was Malise le Gai, Lord of Starning and Parrox.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Bail in civil matters, since the abolition of arrest on mesne process, is virtually extinct.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

To successive priors, as mesne lords, it also owed its earliest municipal privileges.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The point of particular reform aimed at by the Bill was to abolish what was called arrest on mesne process.

From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott

In feudal times charters of privileges were granted, not only by the crown, but by mesne lords both lay and ecclesiastical, as well to communities, such as boroughs, gilds and religious foundations, as to individuals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various