mainour

noun

main·​our

ˈmānə(r)

variants or manner

ˈmanə(r) 

plural -s

old English law

: something stolen found on the thief's person or in his immediate possession

Phrases

with the mainour or in the mainour

: in the act : flagrante delicto, red-handed

adverb (or adjective)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English manor, from Anglo-French mainoure, meinoure, from Old French manuevre, manœuvre manual labor

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