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| has gloss | (noun) a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord mesne lord |
| has gloss | eng: A mesne lord was a lord in the feudal system who had vassals who held land from him, but who was himself the vassal of a higher lord. A mesne lord did not hold land directly of the king. His subinfeudated estate was called a "mesne estate". |
| lexicalization | eng: mesne lord |
| subclass of | (noun) a titled peer of the realm noble, Lord, nobleman |
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| similar | e/Mesne lord |
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