How to pronounce manciple
American English pronunciation
MAN-sih-pul
- IPA
- /ˈmænsɪpəl/
- Syllables
- MAN · sih · pul (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What manciple means
A steward who buys and stores food for a college or court
In a sentence: The manciple counted the sacks of flour in the college storeroom.
Where it comes from: It came through Old French from a Latin word for a lowly servant.
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