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manciple
CIDE DICTIONARY
manciple, n. [From OF. mancipe slave, servant (with l inserted, as in participle), fr. L. mancipium. See Mancipate.].
A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
manciple, n. an officer who buys provisions for a college, an Inn of Court, etc.
Etymology
ME f. AF & OF f. L mancipium purchase f. manceps buyer f. manus hand + capere take
ROGET THESAURUS
manciple
Provision
N provision, supply, grist, grist for the mill, subvention, resources, groceries, grocery, providing, purveyance, reinforcement, reenforcement, commissariat, provender, ensilage, viaticum, caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, comprador, restaurateur, jackal, pelican, sutler, grocery shop, grocery store.
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