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51promesse — Promesse, Pollicitum, Pollicitatio, Promissum, Promissio. Promesse et obligation de comparoir en justice, Vadimonium. La promesse qu on fait à Dieu, Sponsio voti, Votum. Une promesse dont le cas et condition est escheuë, Commissa sponsio. Toute… …
52emancipate — [ē man′sə pāt΄, iman′sə pāt΄] vt. emancipated, emancipating [< L emancipatus, pp. of emancipare < e , out + mancipare, to deliver up or make over as property < manceps, purchaser < manus, the hand (see MANUAL) + capere, to take (see… …
53manciple — [man′sə pəl] n. [ME < OFr manciple, mancipe < ML mancipium, office of a purchaser < L, legal purchase, possession < manceps, buyer, contractor < manus, a hand + base of capere, to take: see MANUAL & HAVE] a steward or buyer of… …
54mancipate — səˌpāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin mancipatus, past participle of mancipare, from mancip , manceps purchaser, from manus hand + cip , ceps (from capere to take) more at manual, heave 1. obsolete …
55manciple — 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 …
56e|man|ci|pate — «ih MAN suh payt», verb, pat|ed, pat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set free from slavery of any kind; release: »Lincoln emancipated the slaves on Jan. 1st, 1863. Women have been emancipated from many old restrictions. Figurative. Enlightened… …
57man|ci|ple — «MAN suh puhl», noun. a person who buys provisions for a college or other institution; steward. ╂[< Old French manciple, mancipe, learned borrowing from Latin mancipium acquisition; a purchase, slave < manceps, cipis purchaser < manū… …
