mesne lord

短语

（封建社会的）中间领主

词形变化

mesne lords 复数 mesne lords

别名

lord mesne

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lord entitled to rent or feudal obligations from tenants but who himself owes rent or feudal obligations to another.

    历史 法律

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

lord noble nobleman

词源

Distinguishing the nature of the lord as intermediate (Old French mesne, "middle"), particularly as opposed to lords paramount and tenants-in-chief.

来源：wiktionary