manacle
noun
[ ˈmanək(ə)l ]
• one of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.
• "the practice of keeping prisoners in manacles"
Similar:
handcuffs,
shackles,
chains,
irons,
fetters,
restraints,
bonds,
cuffs,
bracelets,
darbies,
gyves,
manacle
verb
• confine (a person or part of the body) with manacles.
• "his hands were manacled behind his back"
Similar:
shackle,
fetter,
chain,
chain up,
put in chains,
put/clap in irons,
handcuff,
restrain,
tie,
secure,
cuff,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.
