mainpernor
mainpernor (mayn-p[schwa]r-n[schwa]r), n. [Law French, fr. Old French main “hand” + pernor “taker”] Hist. 1. A surety for a prisoner’s appearance; one who gives mainprise for another. — Also termed mainpriser. “Mainpernors differ from bail, in that a man’s bail may imprison or surrender him up before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do […]