mainor

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noun

The act or fact, especially of theft.

OriginAnglo-Norman meinoure ← Old French manuevre →
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Meanings

mainor1

nounmainor (plural mainors)

plural mainors

  1. UKobsoletelawThe act or fact, especially of theft.
  2. UKobsoletelawA stolen article found on the person of the thief.

    for the future one credible Witness proveing the Fact, and supported by probable Circumstances, or the Mainor being upon Search or otherwise found with or upon the Malefactor[…]

    1821, Anthony Mills, The Ancient Ordinances and Statute Laws of the Isle of Man

Mainor2

proper nounMainor (plural Mainors)

plural Mainors

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmanuevre
  2. Anglo-Normanmeinoure
  3. Englishmainor

From Anglo-Norman meinoure, Old French manuevre. See maneuver and French main (“hand”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mainor

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Anagrams

MarionMarinoRomainRomanimanoirRominaMorainMorian
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“mainor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mainor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainor.

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