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mainprises

mainprises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mainprise.

Meaning of mainprise

Verb

mainprise (third-person singular simple present mainprises, present participle mainprising, simple past and past participle mainprised)

  1. (transitive) To allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day.

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Questions about mainprises

What is mainprises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mainprises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mainprise.

Words near mainprises in the dictionary

  1. mainports
  2. mainpost
  3. mainposts
  4. mainprise
  5. mainprised
  6. mainprises
  7. mainprising
  8. mainpriv
  9. mainprivs
  10. mainprize
  11. mainprized

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