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<cs><col>Bastard manchineel</col>, <cd>a tree (<spn>Cameraria latifolia</spn>) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties. <i>Lindley</i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Manchu</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man*chu"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Written also <ets>Manchoo</ets>, <ets>Mantchoo</ets>, etc.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.</def></def2>

<h1>Mancipate</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man"ci*pate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mancipatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mancipare</ets> to sell. Cf. <er>Emancipate</er>.]</ety> <def>To enslave; to bind; to restrict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<h1>Mancipation</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man`ci*pa"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mancipatio</ets> a transfer.]</ety> <def>Slavery; involuntary servitude.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Manciple</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man"ci*ple</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From OF. <ets>mancipe</ets> slave, servant (with <ets>l</ets> inserted, as in <ets>participle</ets>), fr. L. <ets>mancipium</ets>. See <er>Mancipate</er>.]</ety> <def>A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Mancona bark</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man*co"na bark`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. See <er>Sassy bark</er>.</def>

<h1>Mancus</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS.]</ety> <def>An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver <i>mancus</i> was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.</def>

<h1>-mancy</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>-man`cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ divination: cf. F. <ets>-mancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting <i>divination</i>; <as>as, aleuro<ex>mancy</ex>, chiro<ex>mancy</ex>, necro<ex>mancy</ex>, etc.</as></def>

<h1>Mand</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Mand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A demand. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Demand</er>.</def>

<h1>Mandamus</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man*da"mus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., we command, fr. <ets>mandare</ets> to command.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Mandarin</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man`da*rin"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pg. <ets>mandarim</ets>, from Malay <ets>mantr\'c6</ets> minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. <ets>mantrin</ets> a counselor, <ets>manira</ets> a counsel, <ets>man</ets> to think.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (<spn>Citrus nobilis</spn>)<-- also <altname>mandarin orange</altname>; <altname>tangerine</altname> -->.</def>

<cs><col>Mandarin duck</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful Asiatic duck (<spn>Dendronessa galericulata</spn>), often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection.</cd> -- <col>Mandarin language</col>, <cd>the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.</cd> -- <col>Mandarin yellow</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.</cd></cs>

<h1>Mandarinate</h1> <Xpage=889>

<hw>Man`da*rin"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.</def>