The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
MAINOR
Proper noun
Mainor (plural Mainors)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mainor is the 22081st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1173 individuals. Mainor is most common among Black/African American (54.05%) and White (37.0%) individuals.
Anagrams
• A minor, A-minor, Marion, Morian, Romani, Romina, in mora, inamor, manoir, roamin'
Etymology
Noun
mainor (plural mainors)
(legal, UK, obsolete) The act or fact, especially of theft.
(legal, UK, obsolete) A stolen article found on the person of the thief.
Usage notes
• A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor" when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, i.e. in his hands.
Anagrams
• A minor, A-minor, Marion, Morian, Romani, Romina, in mora, inamor, manoir, roamin'
Source: Wiktionary
Main"or, n. Etym: [Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See Maneuver.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
Note: A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor," when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in his hands. Wharton. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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