manciple
/ˈmænsɪpəl/
noun
- A person who buys provisions for a college, monastery, or other institution, especially in historical contexts.
- The manciple kept careful records of all the supplies bought for the monastery kitchen.
- In medieval universities, the manciple was responsible for purchasing food for the students.
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales includes a character called the Manciple, who works for a law court.