Word of the Day
for Wednesday,
February 13, 2013
Mainour \MEY-ner\, noun:
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: to be taken with the
mainour.
Caught the thief, with
the mainour,
hey?
-- Maria Edgeworth, The Parent's Assistant
-- Maria Edgeworth, The Parent's Assistant
...if I be taken in
the mainour,
if the theft be found about me, I shall be either killed, or carted with a
paper crown set upon my head, having my fault written in great text-letters.
-- Fernando de Rojas, The Celestina
-- Fernando de Rojas, The Celestina
Mainour, a Medieval word, entered Middle English from the Old French manoeuvre
meaning "hand labour."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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