AskDefine | Define manus

Dictionary Definition

manus n : the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand, mitt, paw]

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English

Etymology

From manus.

Noun

  1. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
  2. obsolete Roman law The power over other people, esp. that of a man over his wife.

Translations

See hand

Derived terms

Hungarian

Noun

manus
  1. guy, older boy, male italbrac ironically

Latin

Etymology

From a root *man-. A cognate is Old Norse mund (hand) and Icelandic mund.

Noun

  1. hand

Inflection

Derived terms

Extensive Definition

Manus, a masculine first name derived from the Latin meaning "hand" and, less commonly, a "band of men," may refer to:

See also

manus in German: Manus
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