mesne
mesne
Definition
mesne (mēn)
adjective
Law middle; intermediate; intervening: mesne profits are profits accruing from the time possession of land has been improperly withheld from its rightful owner until his or her reinstatement in possession of the property
Etymology: Anglo-Fr meen < OFr meien: see mean
noun
mesne
Law Definition
adj
Occupying a middle or intermediate position.
mesne
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- landlord: Meaning of " the landlord " in Part I and provisions as to mesne landlords.
- profit: There will be an assessed mesne profits ( daily charge ) for each day of the extension period.
- manor: The Shirleys at a remote period held this as a mesne manor, under its early lords.
- tenant: His granddaughter Maud was mesne tenant in 1243, ( fn.
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