man·ci·ple (m n s -pl)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-2 in Indo-European roots + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] |
manciple [ˈmænsɪpəl]
n
(Business / Professions) a steward who buys provisions, esp in a college, Inn of Court, or monastery
[via Old French from Latin mancipium purchase, from manceps purchaser, from manus hand + capere to take]
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