Mainprise

Quick meaning: Mainprise is a noun meaning (law, historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.

Meaning

(law, historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.

More Meanings

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

Word Forms

• mainprises
• mainprize
• mainprising
• mainprised

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