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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mainprisenoun

    Delivery into the custody of a friend, upon security given for appearance; bail.

    Etymology: main and pris, French.

    Sir William Bremingham was executed for treason, though the earl of Desmond was left to mainprize. Davies.

    Give its poor entertainer quarter;
    And, by discharge or mainprise, grant
    Deliv’ry from this base restraint. Hudibras, p. ii.

Wikipedia

  1. Mainprise

    Mainprise is a concept in English law regarding the release of a prisoner from custody upon sureties pending trial. It is nearly identical to the concept of bail and has been absorbed into the laws regulating bail in many jurisdictions. When they were distinguished, bail was not restricted in the type of surety upon which a prisoner could be released, while mainprise always involved a specified sum of money. A prisoner released on bail was still technically in custody and could be re-seized, while one delivered on mainprise was no longer in custody and could not have suits brought against him as though he were.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mainprisenoun

    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. This writ is now obsolete

  2. Mainprisenoun

    deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day

  3. Mainpriseverb

    to suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner

  4. Etymology: [F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mainprise in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mainprise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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