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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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