mainprize

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UK/ˈmeɪnpɹaɪz/

A form of 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.

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Meanings

nounmainprize (countable and uncountable, plural mainprizes)

plural mainprizes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of mainprise.
verbmainprize (third-person singular simple present mainprizes, present participle mainprizing, simple past and past participle mainprized)

present singular third person mainprizes · participle present mainprizing · participle past mainprized · past mainprized

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mainprise.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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