res mancipi

plural noun

res man·​ci·​pi

(ˈ)rāˈsmäŋkəˌpē,

(ˈ)rēzˈman(t)səˌpī

: property subject under Roman law to transfer by the formal ceremony of mancipation

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, things of mancipium

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