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manacle noun /ˈmænəkl/ /ˈmænəkl/ [usually plural] jump to other results - one of two metal bands joined by a chain, used for fastening a prisoner’s ankles or wrists together
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.
manacle verb /ˈmænəkl/ /ˈmænəkl/ [usually passive] jump to other results - to put manacles on somebody’s wrists or ankles, to stop them from escaping
- be manacled His hands were manacled behind his back.
- The slaves were chained and manacled.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.
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