Mancipate

//ˈmænsɪpeɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To enslave. obsolete, transitive

    "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; […]"

  2. 2
    To transfer (property) by mancipation (simulated purchase). historical, transitive

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"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; […]"

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