manciple

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/ˈmænsɪpəl/

noun

A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.

OriginMiddle English maunciple ← Old French manciple ← Medieval Latin mancipiolum →
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Meanings

nounmanciple (plural manciples)

plural manciples

  1. A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
caterer

Origin

  1. Latinmancipium“slave”
  2. Medieval Latinmancipiolum“lowly servant”
  3. Old Frenchmanciple
  4. Middle Englishmaunciple
  5. Englishmanciple

From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), diminutive of Latin mancipium (“slave”).

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Translations

Swedish skaffare
  • skaffareperson in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

McAlpine
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APA

manciple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manciple

MLA

“manciple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manciple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manciple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manciple.

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