mainpernor

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noun

a guarantor that a ship would dock

OriginMiddle English meynpernour ← Anglo-Norman mainprenour →
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Meanings

nounmainpernor (plural mainpernors)

plural mainpernors · alternative mainpernour

  1. In England in the Middle Ages, a surety (kind of guarantor)
    1. historicallawa guarantor that a ship would dock
    2. historicallawunder the old writ of mainprise, a guarantor for a prisoner's appearance in court.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanmainprenour
  2. Middle Englishmeynpernour
  3. Englishmainpernor

From Middle English meynpernour, from Anglo-Norman mainprenour, from mainprendre + -our. See modern French main, preneur.

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APA

mainpernor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainpernor

MLA

“mainpernor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainpernor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mainpernor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainpernor.

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