Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manciple

/ˈmænsɪpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-ci-ple
IPA: /ˈmænsɪpəl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: maunciple, manciple, mancipiolum, mancipium

Inflected Forms

manciples (plural)

Derived Forms

mancipleship

Questions

How do you pronounce manciple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmænsɪpəl/.
What does manciple mean?: A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
Where does manciple come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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