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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 lord

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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