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Mainprised vs Mainprise - What's the difference?

mainprised | mainprise |

As verbs the difference between mainprised and mainprise

is that mainprised is (mainprise) while mainprise is (legal) to allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day.

As a noun mainprise is

(legal|historical) a writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.

mainprised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mainprise)

    • mainprise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal, historical) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
  • (legal, historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.

    • Verb

    (mainpris)
  • (legal) To allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day.

    • See also

    * hostageship (Webster 1913)

    mainprise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal, historical) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
  • (legal, historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.

    • Verb

    (mainpris)
  • (legal) To allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day.

    • See also

    * hostageship (Webster 1913)