Associations to the word «Mesne»

Wiktionary

MESNE, adjective. (legal) intermediate
MESNE, noun. (legal) a mesne lord
MESNE LORD, noun. (legal) A lord who is intermediate (mesne), in that he is tenant to a higher lord and in turn receives rent from his own tenants of the property

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley