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MAINTAINOR

\mˈe͡ɪnte͡ɪnə], \mˈe‍ɪnte‍ɪnə], \m_ˈeɪ_n_t_eɪ_n_ə]\

Definitions of MAINTAINOR

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

In criminal law. One that maintains or seconds a cause depending in suit between others, either by disbursing money or making friends for either party towards his help. Blount. One who is guilty of maintenance (q. v.)

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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