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manciple (1212)

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manciple (1212)

 
  FEW:  mancipium 6/i,137a Gdf:  mancipe 5,136c GdfC: TL: mancipe 5,1026 DEAF:  mancipe  DMF:  mancipe  TLF: OED:  manciple n.  MED:  maunciple n.  DMLBS:  mancipulus 1699c

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occupationdomesticservant
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  'Vien tost, maufé [...] Si moi deschauce vistement [...].' (when the devil appears instead of his servant:) 'Fui t'en, car pas ne t'apelai; A mon manciple einsi parlai. De ton servise n'ai jo cure'  11258
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li egre glotoun est li manciple au dyable  44.31
occupationmanciple, person resonsible for the supply of provisions
( c.1383; MS: s.xivex )  je encoru en dette devers mon manciple  401.59

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manciple