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MESNE LORD

\mˈɛsnɪ lˈɔːd], \mˈɛsnɪ lˈɔːd], \m_ˈɛ_s_n_ɪ l_ˈɔː_d]\

Definitions of MESNE LORD

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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