mainour
[
mey
-ner]
/ˈmeɪ nər/
noun
,
Old English Law.
1.
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
to be taken with the mainour.
Also,
manner
.
Origin
1225-75;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French
mainoure
(
Old French
manoeuvre
hand labor); see
maneuver
,
inure