Word of the Day Manacle

Word of the Day
Manacle

Pronunciation
     [ma-ni-kəl]


Meaning
noun: 1. a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff —usually used in plural 

2 : something used as a restraint.

Etymology
1275–1325; Middle English, variant of manicle < Middle French: handcuff < Latin manicula small hand, handle of a plow.

Usage: 
     1. Manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area.
     2. The warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to
 live with one another in peace

Synonyms: bond, bracelet, chain, fetter, iron, pinion, shackle

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