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Mainprised vs Mainprises - What's the difference?

mainprised | mainprises |

As verbs the difference between mainprised and mainprises

is that mainprised is past tense of mainprise while mainprises is third-person singular of mainprise.

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)

    mainprises

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mainprise)