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Manus
/ˈma.nus/ (Classical Latin)
Definition
1
The hand.
2
In zoology, the distal segment of the vertebrate forelimb from the carpus (wrist) to the end, equivalent to the human hand or forepaw.
3
In Roman law, the legal authority or power held by a husband over his wife in certain forms of marriage.
Examples
Manus manum lavat, quia sola non valet.
One hand washes the other, because alone it can't manage.
In aetate digitorum, manus pollice regitur.
In the age of thumbs, the hand is ruled by the thumb.
Veni, vidi, vici... et manus lavavi postea.
I came, I saw, I conquered... and washed my hands afterward.
Da mihi manum tuam, ne in abyssum cadam!
Give me your hand, lest I fall into the abyss!
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