Associations to the word «Manus»

Wiktionary

MANUS, noun. (formal) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
MANUS, noun. (obsolete) (Roman law) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

Dictionary definition

MANUS, noun. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt".

Wise words

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