Mean
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Mesne."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Mesne.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Intermediate.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
or MESNE: A middle between two extremes, whether applied to persons, things, or time.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
This word is sometimes used for mesne, (q. v.)