mesne

Example Sentences

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The mesne profits you have received and appropriated since Squire Trevlyn's death.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry

Persons holding directly from the king and granting to others were the king’s tenants in capite, and were the mesne lords of their tenants.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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

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 Parker, Edward Harper

He would get the girl married to a mesne of the abbey, or stay! he would marry her elsewhere and get a dowry.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry