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Acting in any manner prejudicial to the main-tenance of public order

Acting in any manner prejudicial to the main-tenance of public order, The expressions 'law and order', 'public order' and 'security of the State' are distinct concepts

Arser in le main

Arser in le main, burning in the hand. The punishment of criminals who had the benefit of clergy, which benefit was abolished

Mainpernor

Mainpernor [fr. main, Fr., hand, and preneur taker]. See MAINPRIZE. Mainpernor, 1. A surety for a prisoner's appearance; one

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Plurality

Plurality, majority; in greater number than one. The holding of more than one ecclesiastical benefice is very much restricted. The (English) Pluralities Act, 1838 (repealing the former statute against pluralities, 21 Hen. 8, c. 13), as...

Main yard

The yard on which the mainsail is extended supported by the mainmast

main memory

The memory in a computer that holds programs and data for rapid access during execution of a program it usually hold the largest quantity of rapid access storage in a computer also called RAM random access...

main road

A major road for any form of motor transport

main rotor

The assembly of large rotating airfoils blades on a helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air

main topmast

the mast next above the mainmast

main topsail

a topsail set on the mainmast

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