mancipant Roman Law.
(ˈmænsɪpənt)
[ad. L. mancipant-em, pr. pple. of mancipāre: see mancipate v. and -ant.]
One who disposes of property by mancipation.
1880 Muirhead Gaius i. §119 The coin..he then gives to the mancipant or party from whom the slave is being received. |