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- Anglo-Norman · derived frommainprise
- Middle English · inherited frommeynprise
- English todaymainprise
From Middle English meynprise, maynprise, from Anglo-Norman mainprise.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mainprise
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Middle English meynprise ← Anglo-Norman mainprise