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Webster 1913 Edition

Mainpernor

Main′per-nor

,
Noun.
[OF.
main
hand +
pernor
, for
preneor
, a taker, F.
preneur
, fr.
prendre
to take.]
(Law)
A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner’s appearance in court at a day.
☞ Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.
Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mainpernor

MAINPERN'OR

,
Noun.
In law, a surety for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day. Mainpernors differ from bail, in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.

Definition 2024

mainpernor

mainpernor

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Alternative forms

Noun

mainpernor ‎(plural mainpernors)

  1. (law) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.

Etymology

Borrowing from Anglo-Norman mainprenour, from mainprendre +‎ -our. See modern French main, preneur.

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