manacle

(manə kəl)

noun

  1. a handcuff; fetter or shackle for the hand
  2. any restraint

Origin: ME manicle < OFr < L manicula, dim. of manus, hand: see manual

transitive verb manacled, manacling

  1. to put handcuffs on; fetter
  2. to restrain; hamper

See manacle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Something that confines or restrains.
transitive verb man·a·cled, man·a·cling, man·a·cles
To confine or restrain with or as if with manacles; fetter. See Synonyms at hamper1.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French manicle

Origin: , from Latin manicula

Origin: , diminutive of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots

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