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man·cip·i·um \manˈsipēəm\ noun (plural mancip·ia \-ēə\) Etymology: Latin, from mancip-, manceps purchaser — more at mancipate 1. Roman law a. (1) : the status of a freeman subject to the power and control of the head of a Roman family similar to that of a slave except that he could not be abused or killed without legal cause (2) : the power or control so exercised by such head of family over such freeman b. : a form of quiritarian as opposed to bonitarian ownership of property common in early Roman law c. : mancipation 2. : slave |