TOP

Definition of manacle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manacle

noun
 
/ˈmænəkl/
 
/ˈmænəkl/
[usually plural]
jump to other results
  1. 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’.
See manacle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: manacle

Other results

All matches

Nearby words

ripple effect
noun
 
 
From the Topic
Change, cause and effect
C2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day