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mancipate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmænsɪpeɪt/
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To enslave.
Lastly, that he was resolved to eat coals before he would mancipate himself to the French nation, or sell himself for any rewards, which he rejected with more magnificence than they were offered; […]
1754, Thomas Birch, Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth:
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(historical, transitive) To transfer (property) by mancipation (simulated purchase).
Forms
Deriveds
remancipate
Relateds
mancipation · mancipee · emancipate · mancipable