mesne
Example Sentences
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There are many stories of this kind, and it was an obvious result of the system of arrest on mesne process.
From The Law and the Poor by Edward Abbott Parry
On frequent occasions the petty adjoining "Chinesified" states, of which Lu was practically the mesne lord, are stated to have been "tainted with Eastern barbarian rites."
From Ancient China Simplified by Edward Harper Parker
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 Maurice Henry Hewlett
In fact, at the Peace Conference of 546, it was agreed between the two mesne lords that the vassals of Ts'u should pay their respects to Tsin, and vice versa.
From Ancient China Simplified by Edward Harper Parker
The mesne profits you have received and appropriated since Squire Trevlyn's death.
From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood
