mainor Meaning, Definition & Usage

Main"or noun

Etymology

Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See Maneuver.

Definitions

1. (O. Eng. Law) A thing stolen found on the person of the thief. ✍ 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.