"manciple" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmænsɪpəl/ Forms: manciples [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), diminutive of Latin mancipium (“slave”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|maunciple}} Middle English maunciple, {{der|en|fro|manciple}} Old French manciple, {{der|en|ML.|mancipiolum|t=lowly servant}} Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), {{der|en|la|mancipium||slave}} Latin mancipium (“slave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} manciple (plural manciples)
  1. A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law. Wikipedia link: manciple Translations (person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions): skaffare (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-manciple-en-noun-dN2~ern3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 78 12 11 Disambiguation of Old French undefined derivations: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 4 2

Inflected forms

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