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manciple
man·ci·ple M0072560 (măn′sə-pəl)n. A steward or purchaser of provisions, as for a monastery or college.
[Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, bondsman, variant of mancipe, from Latin mancipium, servant, ownership by acquisition, from manceps, mancip-, contractor, dealer : manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]manciple (ˈmænsɪpəl) n (Professions) a steward who buys provisions, esp in a college, Inn of Court, or monastery[C13: via Old French from Latin mancipium purchase, from manceps purchaser, from manus hand + capere to take]man•ci•ple (ˈmæn sə pəl)
n. a purveyor or steward, esp. of a monastery or college. [1350–1400; < Middle French manciple « Medieval Latin mancipium, orig. ownership, derivative of manceps contractor, agent] Translations |