manchet

[ man-chit ]

/ ˈmæn tʃɪt /

a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.

Chiefly Dialect. a piece or small loaf of such bread.

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1375–1425; late Middle English mainchet; origin uncertain

When wheat is sold for two shillings and six pence, manchet shall wey 54 shillings, and cheat 72 shillings.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (7 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed
Bake them in an oven as hot as for manchet, and stop it up close.
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;|Charlotte Campbell Bury
Cromwell stepped to an aumbry, where there were a glass of wine, a manchet of bread, and a little salt.
The Fifth Queen|Ford Madox Ford
I have brought a manchet in my pouch, and cheese withal, as I came hurrying; for I thought, she will be hungry.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris

Yet he drank deeply of the Xeres wine that stood on the board beside the venison pasty and the manchet bread.
The Spanish Brothers|Deborah Alcock