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manciple Definition

man·ci·ple (man′sə pəl)

noun

a steward or buyer of provisions, as for an English college, a monastery, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr manciple, mancipe < ML mancipium, office of a purchaser < L, legal purchase, possession < manceps, buyer, contractor < manus, a hand + base of capere, to take: see manual & have

manciple Usage Examples

Converse of object

ask: JB will ask the manciple about using Upper Hall for the night.

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