mainpriset, mainprizet (manpriz)

t. [ A There was the Earle of Ulster enlarged, who tooke his oath, and found main prisers or sureties to answer the writs of law and to pursue the Kings enemies. Holland, tr. of Camden, ii. 176. ( Davies .) main-rigging (mān'rig"ing), n. Naut . , the rigging of the mainmast. main royal (mān'roial), n. Naut ., the uppermost sail ordinarily carried on the mainmast, next above the topgallant sail, and used only in a light breeze. - Main royalmast, the upper part of the main topgallant mast, sometimes fitted separately. mains (mānz), n. [A dial. var. of manse2.] The farm or fields attached to a mansion-house; the home farm. [Scotch and North. Eng.] mainsail (mān's al or -sl), n. In a square-rigged ve el, the sail bent to the main-yard; the main course; in a fore-and-aft rigged ve el, the large sail set on the after part of the mainmast. main-sheet (mān shēt), n. The sheet or rope used for securing the mainsail when set. See sheet. With a square mainsail it holds in place the lee clue of the sail, and with a fore-and-aft mainsail it is a tackle on the main-boom. mainspring