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† mainport Obs.
Also 7 manport, maineporte, maynport.
[Of obscure origin: possibly f. F. main, L. manus hand, and F. porter, L. portāre to carry.]
(See quot. 1670–91.)
1664Spelman Gloss. s.v., Vicaria de Wragby consistit in toto Altaragio & in ceragio vulgariter dict. Waxshot, in panibus vulgariter dict. Manport. Ibid., Mainport. 1670–91Blount Law Dict., Maine-porte (in manu portatum), is a small tribute (commonly of Loaves of Bread) which in some places the Parishioners pay to the Rector of their Church, in recompence for certain Tythes. 1677R. Thoroton Antiq. Nottingh. 474 They also..assigned him [the Vicar of Blyth] many small matters in which the Vicarage was to consist, as..in the Bread which is called Maynport. |