Definition of Manacle
Manacle
man·a·cle


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a metal shackle or fetter for fastening someone's ankles or hands;

e.g. The image of prisoners in shackles and manacles is one out of the past, thankfully.

(verb)
to fetter or confine someone's hands with manacles;

e.g. The guard manacled the prisoner's wrists behind his back.



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