MANCIPIUM


Meaning of MANCIPIUM in English

manˈsipēəm noun

( plural mancip·ia -ēə)

Etymology: Latin, from mancip-, manceps purchaser — more at mancipate

1. Roman law

a.

(1) : the status of a freeman subject to the power and control of the head of a Roman family similar to that of a slave except that he could not be abused or killed without legal cause

(2) : the power or control so exercised by such head of family over such freeman

b. : a form of quiritarian as opposed to bonitarian ownership of property common in early Roman law

c. : mancipation

2. : slave

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