mesne
Example Sentences
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Lord Cottenham introduced Bill to abolish arrest on mesne process.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
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
As there are now few freehold estates traceable to any mesne or intermediate lord, escheats, when they do occur, fall to the king as lord paramount.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
Before 1183, Dunster had become a mesne borough, owned by the de Mohuns until the 14th century when it passed to the Luttrells, the present owners.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
Vavassors, that is, mesne tenants, are particularly mentioned in one enumeration of barons attending the court.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
