Definition of "mene" [mene]

• A Middle English form of mean, mean, etc.
• A Middle English form of meiny. (noun)
• A Chaldaic word, signifying ‘numbered.’ (noun)
• A genus of acanthopterygian fishes whose species have silvery hues like moonlight, typical of the family Menidæ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• ""mene" = medium, is perhaps a sub. in the gen. = intervenor's, intermediary's."
• "As Elizabeth's cofferer, Bedingfield despaired that he was unable to "avoyde by enye possible mene, butte that daylye & howerlye the sayde Parye maye have & gyve intelligence" on nefarious "enterprises" both to and from Elizabeth by virtue of his necessary daily contact with his mistress."
• "When I traveled in Tibet to produce a radio series for NPR, I stood in that very spot for hours, recording the ambient sounds of Tibetan people worshipping at the door of Jokhang temple, chanting "om mene pedme om," and stretching their bodies out on the ground in a gesture of humility and faithful submission to the gods."