manciple

Meaning

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

Synonyms

advocate

attendant

boss

chief

defender

fullback

full-back

governor

groundsman

guard

💂

guardian

keeper

paladin

protector

retread

sentinel

shielder

supporter

trustee

watch

⌚

watch over

fautor

Translations

economo

Verwalter

مدعم

guàrdia

Beschützer

Protektor

Verfechter

Schutzeinrichtung

Verteidiger

guardià

💂

Wache

Wächter

💂

Zwischenbau

κηδεμόνας

متعهد المؤن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmænsɪpəl/

Etymology

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