The Canterbury Tales

What is the Manciple's job? What is the Reeve's job? What is implied about the way these men do their jobs?

The Manciple and The Reeve of The Canterbury Tales

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A manciple is someone who's in charge of purchasing food and supplies for a given institution. This particular guy works for a group of lawyers who he cheats out of money. A Reeve manages someone's  estate or farm. In both cases these men exploit or steal from the people they work for.