Manciple
11Manciple — The steward of a community of lawyers, their chambers; the servant of a college or monastery responsible for its provisioning. [< Lat. manceps = an agent] …
12manciple — see EMANCIPATE …
13manciple — steward of a college or monastery; purveyor Ecclesiastical Terms …
14manciple — [ mansɪp(ə)l] noun chiefly archaic an officer who buys provisions for a college, an Inn of Court, or a monastery. Origin ME: via Anglo Norman Fr. and OFr. from L. mancipium purchase , from manceps buyer , from manus hand + capere take …
15manciple — n. Steward (of a college), purveyor, undertaker …
16manciple — man·ci·ple …
17manciple — /ˈmænsəpəl/ (say mansuhpuhl) noun (in Britain) a steward or purveyor, especially of a college or other institution. {Middle English, from Old French: slave, servant, from Latin manicipium purchase, possession, a slave} …
18manciple — n. college or monastery steward …
19manciple — see EMANCIPATE …
20manciple — n. an officer who buys provisions for a college, an Inn of Court, etc. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF f. L mancipium purchase f. manceps buyer f. manus hand + capere take …
