mainprise.
A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
Meaning & usage
A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English meynprise, maynprise, from Anglo-Norman mainprise.
To allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English meynprise, maynprise, from Anglo-Norman mainprise.
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