mainmortable, adj., (jur.) subject to mortmain.
mainmorte, n.f., (jur.) mortmain.
maint, -e, adj., many. — homme; many a man. —es fois; many a time.
maintenant (min-tnān), adv., now, and now, at this time, at present, this moment, nowadays, by this time.
maintenir (min-tnir), v.a., to sustain, to keep together; to maintain, to keep up; to secure; to enforce, to preserve.
se maintenir, v.r., to hold out, to stand one’s ground, to maintain one’s position; to subsist, to last, to be in force; to keep up, to be kept up, to be maintained. Se — dans les bonnes grâces de; to keep one’s self in the good graces of.
maintenue, n.f., confirmation of; possession.
maintien (-ti-in), n.m., maintenance, preservation; keeping up; carriage, deportment, bearing; attitude, demeanor.
maïolique or majolique, n.f., old Spanish or Italian earthenware, faïence.
mairain, n.m. V. merrain.