mainpernor
/ˈmeɪnpəːnə/(also mainpernour) Law. Now historical
noun
A person who stands surety that another (especially a prisoner) will fulfil a legal obligation to appear in court on a specified day.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. From Anglo-Norman mainpernour, meinparnour, mainprenur from mainprendre to act as guarantee, probably after post-classical Latin manucapere.
- Anglo-Celt
- Anglo-Celtic
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- Anglo-Danish
- Anglo-Egyptian
- Anglo-French
- Anglo-Frisian
- Anglofy
- Anglo-Gallic
- Anglo-German
- anglo-helvetium
- Anglo-Indian
- passband
- passbook
- pass box
- pass burner
- pass burning
- pass-by
- pass card
- pass check
- Passchendaele, Battle of
- passcode
- pass court
- pass coverage