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mainprising

mainprising is the present participle and gerund 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 mainprising

What is mainprising the present participle and gerund of?
Mainprising is the present participle and gerund of mainprise.

Words near mainprising in the dictionary

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

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