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mainpernor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
main-per-nor
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In England in the Middle Ages, a surety (kind of guarantor)

noun

In England in the Middle Ages, a surety (kind of guarantor)

Etymology

From Middle English meynpernour, from Anglo-Norman mainprenour, from mainprendre + -our. See modern French main, preneur.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: meynpernour, mainprenour
  • Suffix: mainprendre

Inflected Forms

mainpernors (plural) mainpernour (alternative)

Questions

What does mainpernor mean?
In England in the Middle Ages, a surety (kind of guarantor)
Where does mainpernor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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