mesne

Example Sentences

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Still the division into principal tenants, mesne tenants, and cotters is clearly discernible, and the principal tenants are called free in the manor itself as well as in the hamlets.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Of this he had apprized Sir Robert, who had persisted, nevertheless, in holding possession, and in his claim for the mesne rents.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Edgeworth, Maria

But, if these mesne tenants had possessed equal rights of voting with tenants in chief, it is impossible to conceive that they would have thought of claiming so unreasonable an exemption.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

The “shirra” has a demesne in letters as broad as a countryside, a band of mesne vassals and a host of Eildon hillsmen, Tweedside cottiers, minor feudatories and forest retainers attached to the “Abbotsford Hunt.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

No married woman is liable to arrest either on mesne or final process.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady