"manus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: manus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)meh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|manus|t=hand}} Latin manus (“hand”), {{doublet|en|mano}} Doublet of mano Head templates: {{en-noun|manus}} manus (plural manus)
  1. (formal) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-manus-en-noun-OT~0bWeX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 4 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 90 10
  2. (obsolete, Roman law) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife. Tags: Roman, obsolete Translations (Roman law: power over other people): manus [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-manus-en-noun-cVyK3u3N Topics: law Disambiguation of 'Roman law: power over other people': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: amanuensis, Bimana, bimanous, command, immane, longimanous, mainpast, mainport, maintain, manacle, manciple, maniable, manichord, manicure, manifest, maniform, manilla, maniple, manitrunk, manmotive, manner, manoeuvre, manual, manuduct, manufact, manufaction, manufacture, manumotor, manuprisor, manuscribe, manuscript, manuscription, manutergium, manu-tract, massage, masturbate, mortmain, pedimane, Quadrumana, signum manus

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} manus
  1. plural of manu Tags: form-of, plural Form of: manu
    Sense id: en-manus-en-noun-ay-KvXdo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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