ˈmēn ə ltē noun
also mes·nal·i·ty mēˈnaləd.ē
( -es )
Etymology: mesnalty probably from Anglo-French mesnalté (attested as mesnatty, mesnattie ), from mesne, n. + -alté as in comunalté commonalty; mesnality, alteration (influenced by -ity ) of mesnalty
: the estate or condition of a mesne lord