Definition of manacle

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man·a·cle    (mn-kl) KEY  

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 hamper ¹.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus, hand; see man- ² in Indo-European roots

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