Manacle Definition

mănə-kəl

manacled, manacles, manacling

noun

manacles

A device for confining the hands, usually consisting of a set of two metal rings that are fastened about the wrists and joined by a metal chain.

American Heritage

A handcuff; fetter or shackle for the hand.

Webster's New World

Something that confines or restrains.

American Heritage

Any restraint.

Webster's New World

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verb

manacled, manacles, manacling

To put handcuffs on; fetter.

Webster's New World

To restrain; hamper.

Webster's New World

To confine with manacles.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Manacle

Singular:

manacle

Plural:

Middle English from Old French manicle from Latin manicula diminutive of manus hand man-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula.

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