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mainfer

mainfer is the alternative form of manifer.

Meaning of manifer

Noun

manifer (plural manifers)

  1. A large gauntlet worn over the bridle hand during jousting tournaments.
    • In addition to the ordinary tilting armour extra pieces were worn : The grandguard and volant piece, very often riveted together; the elbow or pasguard, and the manifer or miton gauntlet for the bridle hand.1898, The Archaeological Journal, page 312

Forms of mainfer

pluralmainfers

Questions about mainfer

What is mainfer the alternative form of?
Mainfer is the alternative form of manifer.

Words near mainfer in the dictionary

  1. mainest
  2. mainfaire
  3. mainfaires
  4. mainfall
  5. mainfalls
  6. mainfer
  7. mainfere
  8. mainferes
  9. mainfers
  10. mainframe
  11. mainframed

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