MAINPERNOR

Etymology

Noun

mainpernor (plural mainpernors)

(legal) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.

Source: Wiktionary

Main"per*nor, n. Etym: [OF. main hand + pernor, for preneor, a taker, F. preneur, fr. prendre to take.] (Law)

Definition: A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.

Note: Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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