MAINORS

Proper noun

Mainors

plural of Mainor

Anagrams

• A-minors, Morians, Romanis, inamors, manoirs

Noun

mainors

plural of mainor

Anagrams

• A-minors, Morians, Romanis, inamors, manoirs

Source: Wiktionary


MAINOR

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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