mesne lord

/min lɔrd/
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Other forms: mesne lords

Definitions of mesne lord
  1. noun
    a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
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    type of:
    Lord, noble, nobleman
    a titled peer of the realm
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