单词 | manciple |
释义 | manciple /man"seuh peuhl/, n. an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions. [1150-1200 in sense "slave"; ME < MF manciple, var. of mancipe < ML mancipium, L: a possession, slave, orig., ownership, equiv. to mancip-, s. of manceps contractor, agent (man(us) hand + -cep-, comb. form of capere to take (see CONCEPT) + -s nom. sing. ending) + -ium -IUM] |
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