MAINPERN'OR, noun In law, a surety for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day. 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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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.