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Mainor

Mainor \Main"or\, n. [Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See Maneuver.] (O. Eng. Law) A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.

Note: A thief was said to be ``taken with the mainor,'' when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in his hands.
--Wharton.
--Bouvier.

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mainor

n. (context legal UK obsolete English) A stolen article found on the person of the thief.

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Mainor

Mainor is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Charles Mainor (born 1967), American politician
  • Kenny Mainor (born 1985), Canadian footballer