Definition of "manus" []

• The distal part of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the wrist and hand or the carpus and forefoot. (noun)

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• "[485] _In manus venire_, 'to come within reach,' 'engage in close combat;' for _manus conserere_, which is much more frequent."
• "The term manus mortua is not applied to the sovereign, yet land so taken "in manum nostram" is not to be retained."
• "The word “manage” is interesting, it comes from the Latin word manus for hand."