See Also: manciple(dictionary)

manciple (iou)



manciple noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman & Old French var. of mancipe from Latin mancipium purchase, slave, from manceps: see MANCIPATE.]
An officer or servant responsible for purchasing provisions for a college, an Inn of Court, a monastery, etc. ME.
A bondslave, a servant. LME-L16.