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Mainprise
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(1):
(v. t.) To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; - said of a prisoner.
(2):
(n.) 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. This writ is now obsolete.
(3):
(n.) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mainprise'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mainprise.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mainprise'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mainprise.html. 1828.
