English
mainpernor
Mainpernor comes from Old French mainprendre.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mainprendre
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400mainprenour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500meynpernour
- Englishtodaymainpernor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mainprendre
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400mainprenour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500meynpernour
- Englishtodaymainpernor
Every English word from Old French mainprendre
Today it means
noun a guarantor that a ship would dock
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French mainprendre / mainpernor