manciple
Meanings
noun
- A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), diminutive of Latin mancipium (“slave”).
Derived words
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