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menaltie (s.xv)
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The form mesnalté is a cross reference to the following entry:

menaltie (s.xv)

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mesnalté,  mesneltie;  meanaltie  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf:  mesnattie 5,294a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  mesnalty n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

lawmesnalty, estate: 
( s.xv )  pur ceo que per son purchace la menaltie est extinct  Readings ii 77
( 1469 )  il ne recovera le mesnalté vers eux  Readings i 66
( 1495 )  le seinior poet aver un mesneltie en garde  Prerog Regis 8
( 1497-98 )  si soit seignour mesne et tenaunt et le mesne fait feffement del menaltie a son opes (l. oeps) [...]  Exchequer Chamber ii 172

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See also:

mene1  menement1 
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