Definition of mancipium
plural mancipia
\-ēə\
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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