Crossword clues for mesne
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mesne \Mesne\, a. [Cf. Mean intermediate.] (Law) Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called the mesne lord.
Mesne process, intermediate process; process intervening
between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes
understood to be the whole process preceding the
execution.
--Blackstone.
--Burrill.
Mesne profits, profits of premises during the time the
owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of
his estate.
--Burrill.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. (context legal English) intermediate n. (context legal English) a mesne lord
WordNet
Wikipedia
Mesne (an Anglo-French legal form of the O. Fr. meien, mod. moyen, mean, Med. Lat. medianus, in the middle, cf. English mean), middle or intermediate, an adjective used in several legal phrases.
- A mesne lord is a landlord who has tenants holding under him, while himself holding of a superior lord. Similar ideas are subinfeudation and subcontract.
- Mesne process was such process as intervened between the beginning and end of a suit.
- Mesne profits are profits derived from land while in wrongful possession, and may be claimed in damages for trespass, either in a separate action or joined with an action for the recovery of the land. The plaintiff must prove that he has re-entered into possession, his title during the period for which he claims, the fact that the defendant has been in possession during that period, and the amount of the mesne profits. The amount recovered as mesne profits need not be limited to the rental value of the land, but may include a sum to cover such items as deterioration or reasonable costs of getting possession.
Usage examples of "mesne".
Now that Godfrey had been killed in a recent skirmish between royal and rebel troops near Gloucester and had had no living heir--his son having died three years before in the war,--the castle and des mesne had been granted to Baron Alain de Treville, by King Stephen.
Punishment must be fast and severe if discipline was to be maintained on his des mesne and, from what she had seen of him, he would role with an iron hand and not encased in a soft leather glove, either!
My hold on this castle and the des mesne must be absolute, and my ville ins and serfs made to be aware that I will brook no trace of indisci-pline.
Two men were accused of failing to do des mesne work which was their duty and each was fined and dismissed.
You will continue to serve me and whoever succeeds me to the des mesne of Allestone.
Sir Rainaid, to inform you that my husband is away from the castle on business on the des mesne but I expect him back very shortly.
Fire De mesne, seeking to ally our Demesnes through marriage between King Kelver and Jinian, the only sister Men dost had to offer.
It became a mesne borough by the charter granted by John in 1201, which provided that the town should be a free borough, the burgesses to be free and quit of all tolls, and made William de Briwere overlord.
Probably the solidi thus paid to him are mesne rents received by the King and accounted for to Theodahad.
Henry, being mesne lord and also natural guardian to his son and daughter-in-law, put himself in possession of that principality, and annexed it for the present to his other great dominions.
An important alteration in the law took place this session, in the abolition of imprisonment for debt on mesne process.
Having effected this object it seemed but right to abolish imprisonment on mesne process.
Burton was evidently a mesne borough under the abbot, who held the court of the manor and received the profits of the borough according to the charter of Henry I.
Probably the solidi thus paid to him are mesne rents received by the King and accounted for to Theodahad.