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mainpernor

mainpernor noun: a guarantor that a ship would dock.

Noun

mainpernor (plural mainpernors)

  1. (historical) a guarantor that a ship would dock
  2. (historical) under the old writ of mainprise, a guarantor for a prisoner's appearance in court.

Forms of mainpernor

pluralmainpernors
alternative formmainpernour

Origin of mainpernor

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

Questions about mainpernor

What does mainpernor mean?
Mainpernor means a guarantor that a ship would dock.
What part of speech is mainpernor?
Mainpernor is a noun.
What is the plural of mainpernor?
The plural of mainpernor is mainpernors.

Words near mainpernor in the dictionary

  1. mainour
  2. mainours
  3. mainpage
  4. mainpages
  5. mainpernable
  6. mainpernor
  7. mainpernors
  8. mainpernour
  9. mainpernours
  10. mainpiece
  11. mainpieces

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