"mainprise" meaning in All languages combined

See mainprise on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mainprises [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English meynprise, maynprise, from Anglo-Norman mainprise. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|meynprise}} Middle English meynprise, {{der|en|xno|mainprise}} Anglo-Norman mainprise Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mainprise (countable and uncountable, plural mainprises)
  1. (law, historical) 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. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Directives
    Sense id: en-mainprise-en-noun-hHa3SDQW Disambiguation of Directives: 65 5 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 3 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 3 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 2 43 Topics: law
  2. (law, historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-mainprise-en-noun-qFNPkt6n Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mainprize Related terms: mainpernor

Verb [English]

Forms: mainprises [present, singular, third-person], mainprising [participle, present], mainprised [participle, past], mainprised [past]
Etymology: From Middle English meynprise, maynprise, from Anglo-Norman mainprise. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|meynprise}} Middle English meynprise, {{der|en|xno|mainprise}} Anglo-Norman mainprise Head templates: {{en-verb}} mainprise (third-person singular simple present mainprises, present participle mainprising, simple past and past participle mainprised)
  1. (transitive, law) To allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law Related terms: hostageship
    Sense id: en-mainprise-en-verb-gtjJqYfp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 3 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 3 46 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mainprize

Noun [Old French]

Forms: mainprise oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], mainprises [oblique, plural], mainprise [nominative, singular], mainprises [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} mainprise oblique singular, f (oblique plural mainprises, nominative singular mainprise, nominative plural mainprises)
  1. (Anglo-Norman) mainprise Tags: Anglo-Norman Synonyms: maynprise, meinprise, meynprise Related terms: mainprenour, mainprenable, mainprenance, mainprendre
    Sense id: en-mainprise-fro-noun-Piprni2k Categories (other): Anglo-Norman, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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