Etymology of the English word mesnalty
the English word
mesnaltyderived from the English word
legalderived from the Old French word
legalderived from the Latin word
legalis (legal, of, concerned with law)
derived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of mesnalty in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
