单词 | mesne |
释义 | mesnemesne(miːn)mesneMesneIntermediate; intervening; the middle between two extremes, especially of rank or time. In feudal law, an intermediate lord; a lord who stood between a tenant and the chief lord; a lord who was also a tenant. Cross-referencesFeudalism. mesne(mean, with a silent s) adj. from Norman French for intermediate, the middle point between two extremes. It is seldom used, except in reference to "mesne profits." (See: mesne profits) mesneintermediate or intervening, esp referring to any assignment of property before the last.MESNE. The middle between two extremes, that part between the commencement and the end, as it relates to time. MESNE, WRIT of. The name of an ancient writ, which lies when: the lord paramount distrains on the tenant paravail; the latter shall have a writ of mesne against the lord who is mesne. F. N. B. 316. PROCESS, MESNE, practice. By this term is generally understood any writ issued in the course of a suit between the original process and execution. |
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