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manciple

/ˈmænsɪpəl/

manciple noun: a person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.

Noun

manciple (plural manciples)

  1. A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.

Forms of manciple

pluralmanciples

Origin of manciple

From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), diminutive of Latin mancipium (“slave”).

Words formed from manciple

Questions about manciple

What does manciple mean?
Manciple means a person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
What part of speech is manciple?
Manciple is a noun.
How do you pronounce manciple?
Manciple is pronounced /ˈmænsɪpəl/.
What is the plural of manciple?
The plural of manciple is manciples.

Words near manciple in the dictionary

  1. mancipatory
  2. mancipee
  3. mancipees
  4. mancipia
  5. mancipium
  6. manciple
  7. manciples
  8. mancipleship
  9. mancipleships
  10. mancock
  11. Mancona bark

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