| 单词 | mid-superior |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmid-superior mid-superior n. Scots Law (now historical) a person who, in the occupancy of land, is vassal to those above him, and superior to those below him; a mesne lord. ΚΠ 1882 Imperial Dict. Mid-Superior. 1907 Polit. Sci. Q. 22 730 Mr. Munro..discusses in detail the forms of tenure employed in Canada, the duties owed by the seignior to the Crown, or to the mid-superior in the case of an arrière-fief, and the duties of the vassal, or habitant. 1933 Encycl. Laws Scotl. XIV. 273 Superiors lower in the feudal series are..called mid-superiors or subaltern superiors. 1999 Daily Mail (Nexis) 6 Oct. 23 In this country [sc. Scotland] there are feudal laws..which mean you do not own your home outright, but are merely a vassal at the bottom of several layers of ownership... There can be superiors, mid-superiors and over superiors. < as lemmas |
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