mainprenour (1296)
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mainprenour (1296)

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  FEW:  prehendere 9,346a Gdf:  mainprenor 5,82c GdfC: ∅ TL: mainprenor 5,831 DEAF:  mainprenor  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  mainpernor n.  MED:  mainpernour n.  DMLBS: ∅
meinpreneur;  mainparnour,  mainpernor,  mainpernour,  mainprenur,  maynparnour,  maynpernor,  maynpernour,  meinparnour,  meinperneur,  meinpernor,  meinpernour,  meinpernur,  meynparnour,  meynpernour  

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1lawmainpernor, surety, guarantor: 
( 1296 )  Pur quey, cher sire, jeo vu pri qe ses issues e ses meynpernurs seyunt sauvez devaunt vus en baunke  125
( 1383 )  les [...] mainprenours [...] que soient destreinables si ascune defaute feusse deslors trovez  ii 33
( c.1392; MS: s.xv1 )  les ditz mainpernours granterent de respondre a nous du prys de mesmes les perles  195.135.16
mainprenance  mainprenable  mainprendre  mainprise 
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