manciple
manciple · manciples
A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery,…A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
/ˈmænsɪpəl/
Meaning
1 sensesA person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
Origin
From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), diminutive of Latin mancipium (“slave”).
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Forms
plural: manciplesWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmancipleship