Manbote Man"bote` noun [ Anglo-Saxon
man man, vassal +
bōt recompense.]
(Anglo-Saxon Law) A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). Spelman.
Manca Man"ca noun [ Late Latin ]
See Mancus .
Manche Manche noun [ Also
maunch .] [ French
manche , from Latin
manica . See
Manacle .]
A sleeve. [ Obsolete]
Manchet Man"chet noun Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. [ Archaic]
Bacon. Tennyson.
Manchineel Man`chi·neel" noun [ Spanish
manzanillo , from
manzana an apple, from Latin
malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.]
(Botany) A euphorbiaceous tree ( Hippomane Mancinella ) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple. Bastard manchineel ,
a tree ( Cameraria latifolia ) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties. Lindley.
Manchu Man·chu" adjective [ Written also
Manchoo ,
Mantchoo , etc.]
Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants. --
noun A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.
Mancipate Man"ci·pate transitive verb [ Latin
mancipatus , past participle of
mancipare to sell. Confer
Emancipate .]
To enslave; to bind; to restrict. [ Obsolete]
Sir M. Hale.
Mancipation Man`ci·pa"tion noun [ Latin
mancipatio a transfer.]
Slavery; involuntary servitude. [ Obsolete]
Johnson.
Manciple Man"ci·ple noun [ From Old French
mancipe slave, servant (with
l inserted, as in
participle ), from Latin
mancipium . See
Mancipate .]
A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court. Chaucer.
Mancona bark Man·co"na bark` See Sassy bark .
Mancus Man"cus noun [ Anglo-Saxon ]
An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.
Mand Mand noun A demand. [ Obsolete] See
Demand .
Mandamus Man·da"mus noun [ Latin , we command, from
mandare to command.]
(Law) A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.
Mandarin Man`da·rin" noun [ Portuguese
mandarim , from Malay
mantrī minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, from Sanskrit
mantrin a counselor,
manira a counsel,
man to think.]
1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam. 2. (Botany) A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species ( Citrus nobilis ). Mandarin duck (Zoology) ,
a beautiful Asiatic duck ( Dendronessa galericulata ), often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection. --
Mandarin language ,
the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China. --
Mandarin yellow (Chemistry) ,
an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.
Mandarinate Man`da·rin"ate noun The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China. S. W. Williams.
Mandarinic Man`da·rin"ic adjective Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.
Mandarining Man`da·rin"ing noun (Dyeing) The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric acid. Tomlinson.
Mandarinism Man`da·rin"ism noun A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins. F. Lieder.
Mandatary Man"da·ta·ry noun [ Latin mandatarius, from
mandatum a charge, commission, order: confer French
mandataire . See
Mandate .]
1. One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice. Ayliffe. 2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. Wharton.
Mandate Man"date noun [ Latin
mandatum , from
mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand;
manus hand +
dare to give: confer French
mandat . See
Manual ,
Date a time, and confer
Commend ,
Maundy Thursday .]
1. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear
Her mighty mandates , and her words you hear.
Dryden. 2. (Canon Law) A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation. 3. (Scots Law) A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous. Erskine.
Mandator Man·da"tor noun [ Latin ]
1. A director; one who gives a mandate or order. Ayliffe. 2. (Rom. Law) The person who employs another to perform a mandate. Bouvier.
Mandatory Man"da·to·ry adjective [ Latin
mandatorius .]
Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
Mandatory Man"da·to·ry noun Same as Mandatary .
Mandelate Man"del·ate noun (Chemistry) A salt of mandelic acid.
Mandelic Man·del"ic adjective [ German
mandel almond.]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid .
Mander Man"der transitive verb & i. See Maunder .
Manderil Man"der·il noun A mandrel.
Mandible Man"di·ble noun [ Latin
mandibula ,
mandibulum , from
mandere to chew. Confer
Manger .]
1. (Anat.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds. 2. (Zoology) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera .
Mandibular Man·dib"u·lar adjective [ Confer French
mandibulaire .]
Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. --
noun The principal mandibular bone; the mandible. Mandibular arch (Anat.) ,
the most anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is developed.
Mandibulate Man·dib"u·late noun (Zoology) An insect having mandibles.
Mandibulate, Mandibulated Man·dib"u·late, Man·dib"u·la`ted adjective (Zoology) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
Mandibuliform Man`di·bu"li·form adjective (Zoology) Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxillć of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
Mandibulohyoid Man·dib`u·lo·hy"oid adjective (Anat.) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.
Mandil Man"dil (măn"dĭl)
noun [ Old French
mandil ; confer Spanish & Portuguese
mandil a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Arabic
mandil tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, from LGr.
mandh`lion , from Latin
mantile ,
mantele . See
Mantle .]
A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.
Mandilion Man·dil"ion noun See Mandil . Chapman.
Mandingos Man·din"gos noun plural sing. Mandingo .
(Ethnol.) An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.
Mandioc Man"di·oc Man`di*o"ca noun (Botany) See Manioc .
Mandlestone Man"dle·stone` noun [ German
mandelstein almond stone.]
(Min.) Amygdaloid.
Mandment Mand"ment noun Commandment. [ Obsolete]
Mandola Man·do"la noun [ Italian See
Mandolin .]
(Mus.) An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
Mandolin, Mandoline Man"do·lin, Man"do·line noun [ French
mandoline , Italian
mandolino , dim. of
mandola , from Latin
pandura . See
Bandore .]
(Mus.) A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
Mandore Man"dore noun [ See
Mandolin , and
Bandore .]
(Mus.) A kind of four-stringed lute.
Mandragora Man·drag"o·ra noun [ Latin ,
mandragoras the mandrake.]
(Botany) A genus of plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake , 1.
Mandragorite Man·drag"o·rite noun One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.
Mandrake Man"drake (măn"drāk)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
mandragora , Latin
mandragoras , from Greek
mandrago`ras : confer French
mandragore .]
1. (Botany) A low plant ( Mandragora officinarum ) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region. And shrieks like mandrakes , torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.
Shak. » The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting.
2. (Botany) The May apple ( Podophyllum peltatum ). See May apple under May , and Podophyllum . [ U.S.]
Mandrel Man"drel noun [ French
mandrin , probably through (assumed) Late Latin
mamphurinum , from Latin
mamphur a bow drill.]
(Machinery) (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. (b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. [ Written also
manderil .]
Mandrel lathe ,
a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
Mandrill Man"drill (-drĭl)
noun [ Confer French
mandrille , Spanish
mandril , Italian
mandrillo ; probably the native name in Africa. Confer
Drill an ape.]
(Zoology) A large West African baboon ( Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon ). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.
Manducable Man"du·ca·ble adjective [ Confer French
manducable . See
Manducate .]
Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten. [ R.]
Any manducable creature.
Sir T. Herbert.
Manducate Man"du·cate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Manducated ;
present participle & verbal noun Manducating .] [ Latin
manducatus , past participle of
manducare to chew. See
Manger .]
To masticate; to chew; to eat. [ R.]
Jer. Taylor.
Manducation Man`du·ca"tion noun [ Latin
manducatio : confer French
manducation .]
The act of chewing. [ R.]
Jer. Taylor.
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