manciple

[ man-suh-puhl ]

/ ˈmæn sə pəl /

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noun

an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.

Origin of manciple

1150–1200 in sense “slave”; Middle English <Middle French manciple, variant of mancipe<Medieval Latin mancipium,Latin: a possession, slave, originally, ownership, equivalent to mancip-, stem of manceps contractor, agent (man(us) hand + -cep-, combining form of capere to take (see concept) + -s nominative singular ending) + -ium-ium

Words nearby manciple

Manchu dynasty, Manchukuo, Manchuria, Manchurian, Manchurian hemorrhagic fever, manciple, man crush, Mancunian, -mancy, Mandaean, mandala

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Example sentences from the Web for manciple

The Manciple coming upon the scene asked permission to eat with them, to which they agreed.
The Canterbury Puzzles|Henry Ernest Dudeney
The Reeve and the Manciple are two characters of the most consummate worldly wisdom.
English Critical Essays|Various
The Prologue is self-explanatory; we see how the responsibility passed from the Cook to the Manciple.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
Extra food obtained from the manciple to be eaten in private was called Battels.
Oxford and its Story|Cecil Headlam

The Manciple replies in all good humour, that such a proceeding might certainly bring him into trouble.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for manciple

manciple

/ (ˈmænsɪpəl) /

noun

a steward who buys provisions, esp in a college, Inn of Court, or monastery

Word Origin for manciple

C13: via Old French from Latin mancipium purchase, from manceps purchaser, from manus hand + capere to take

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单词	manciple
释义	manciple [ man-suh-puhl ] / ˈmæn sə pəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR manciple ON THESAURUS.COM noun an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions. Origin of manciple 1150–1200 in sense “slave”; Middle English <Middle French manciple, variant of mancipe<Medieval Latin mancipium,Latin: a possession, slave, originally, ownership, equivalent to mancip-, stem of manceps contractor, agent (man(us) hand + -cep-, combining form of capere to take (see concept) + -s nominative singular ending) + -ium-ium Words nearby manciple Manchu dynasty, Manchukuo, Manchuria, Manchurian, Manchurian hemorrhagic fever, manciple, man crush, Mancunian, -mancy, Mandaean, mandala Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for manciple The Manciple coming upon the scene asked permission to eat with them, to which they agreed. The Canterbury Puzzles\|Henry Ernest Dudeney The Reeve and the Manciple are two characters of the most consummate worldly wisdom. English Critical Essays\|Various The Prologue is self-explanatory; we see how the responsibility passed from the Cook to the Manciple. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)\|Geoffrey Chaucer Extra food obtained from the manciple to be eaten in private was called Battels. Oxford and its Story\|Cecil Headlam The Manciple replies in all good humour, that such a proceeding might certainly bring him into trouble. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for manciple manciple / (ˈmænsɪpəl) / noun a steward who buys provisions, esp in a college, Inn of Court, or monastery Word Origin for manciple C13: via Old French from Latin mancipium purchase, from manceps purchaser, from manus hand + capere to take Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to manciple waiter, attendant, administrator, curator, foreman, proctor, guardian, bailiff, director, manager, agent, magistrate, officer, seneschal, reeve, major-domo, purveyor, chamberlain
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manciple

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for manciple

noun

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