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 Main·per·nor n.  Law A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.
 Note: ☞ Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.
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