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mainour

American  
[mey-ner] / ˈmeɪ nər /

noun

Old English Law.

  1. a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief.

    to be taken with the mainour.

Etymology

Origin of mainour

1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French mainoure ( Old French manoeuvre hand labor); see maneuver, inure

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In the old editions this is spelt manour or mainour and means "in the act."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

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