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mainprize

UK/ˈmeɪnpɹaɪz/

mainprize is the alternative form of mainprise.

Meaning of mainprise

Noun

mainprise (countable and uncountable, plural mainprises)

  1. (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.
  2. (historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.

See all 3 meanings of mainprise

Forms of mainprize

Noun
pluralmainprizes
Verb
third-person singular presentmainprizes
present participlemainprizing
past participlemainprized
pastmainprized

Questions about mainprize

What is mainprize the alternative form of?
Mainprize is the alternative form of mainprise.
How do you pronounce mainprize?
Mainprize is pronounced /ˈmeɪnpɹaɪz/ (UK).

Words near mainprize in the dictionary

  1. mainprised
  2. mainprises
  3. mainprising
  4. mainpriv
  5. mainprivs
  6. mainprize
  7. mainprized
  8. mainprizes
  9. mainprizing
  10. Mainpuri
  11. mains

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mainprize (page history and authors); mainprise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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