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