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MESNE LORD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mesne lord mean?
• MESNE LORD (noun)
The noun MESNE LORD has 1 sense:
1. a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
Familiarity information: MESNE LORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("mesne lord" is a kind of...):
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