Defn: One who mesmerizes.
MESNE
Mesne, a. Etym: [Cf. Mean intermediate.] (Law)
Defn: 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.
MESO-; MES-
Mes"o-, Mes-. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A combining form denoting in the middle, intermediate; specif. (Chem.), denoting a type of hydrocarbons which are regarded as methenyl derivatives. Also used adjectively.
MESOARIUM
Mes`o*a"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.
MESOBLAST Mes"o*blast, n. Etym: [Meso- + -blast.] (Biol.) (a) The mesoderm. (b) The cell nucleus; mesoplast.
MESOBLASTIC
Mes`o*blas"tic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to the mesoblast; as, the mesoblastic layer.