Mesne Lord
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A middle or intermediate lord. 2 Bl. Comm. 59; 1 Steph. Comm. 168, 174. See "Mesne."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One under whom the tenant held and who himself held under a superior lord See 6 N. Y. 467, 57 Am. Dec. 470.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Mesne.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. A middle or intermediate laid; a lord who held of a superior lord. 2 Bl. Comm. 59. More commonly termed a "mesne," (q v.)
Defined under Mesne in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. A middle or intermediate lord; a lord who held of a superior lord, 2 Bl. Comm. 59. More commonly termed a “mesne,” (g. 9.)