Mainor

Origin

Anglo-Norman meinoure, Old French manuevre. See maneuver and French main hand.

Full definition of mainor

Noun

1. (legal, UK, obsolete) A stolen article found on the person of the thief.

Usage notes

A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor" when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, i.e. in his hands.

Anagrams

• A minor, A-minor, inamor, manoir, Marion, Morian, roamin', Romani