noun · femininefirst declension
manicae
manicae f pl (genitive manicārum)
Classical[ˈma.nɪ.kae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.ni.t͡ʃe]
Meaning
- femininepluralhandcuffs, manacles, fetters
- femininefigurativelypluralA grappling-iron, used to hook enemy ships.
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Vincula · Catenæ · Compedes · Pedicæ · Manicæ
Vincula (ἀγκάλη, from nectere) are bands of any sort, as a generic term for catenæ, etc., like δεσμοί; catenæ are chains, whether for fettering or for other uses, like ἁλύσεις; compedes (from πέδη), for fettering in general, the hands or the feet; pedicæ, irons for fettering the feet; manicæ, irons for fettering the hands. Tac. Ann. vi. 14. Celsus in vinculis laxatam catenam, et circumdatam in diversum tendens suam ipse cervicem perfregit. (iv. 284.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | manicae |
| genitive | — | manicārum |
| dative | — | manicīs |
| accusative | — | manicās |
| ablative | — | manicīs |
| vocative | — | manicae |
mănĭcae, ārum, f. manus,
I. the long sleeve of a tunic, reaching to the hand, and which therefore supplied the place of our glove.
I. Lit.:
et tunicae manicas (habent), Verg. A. 9, 616: partem vestitus superioris in manicas non extendunt, Tac. 17: notarius, cujus manus hieme manicis muniebantur, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 15: de pellibus, sleeves of skins or fur, Pall. 1, 43, 4: miror, tamdiu morari Antonium: solet enim accipere ipse manicas, fur-gloves or a muff, Cic. Phil. 11, 11, 26.—For soldiers in battle, as a protector against an enemy's weapon, an armlet, gauntlet, Juv. 6, 255.—II. Transf.
A. A handcuff, manacle (cf. pedicae): quid si manus manicis restringantur? quid si pedes pedicis coarctentur? App Flor. 3, p. 357; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 76:
ubi manus manicae complexae sunt, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 35: manicas alicui inicere, id. Capt. 3, 5, 1: conectere, id. Most. 5, 1, 17: manicisque jacentem Occupat, Verg. G. 4, 439.—*2. Trop., manacles, fetters: sic laqueis, manicis, pedicis mens irretita est, Lucil. ap. Non. 350, 25.—*
B. A grappling-iron, with which an enemy's ship was held fast (usu. harpago), Luc. 3, 565.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
manicae ārum, f
manus, long sleeves, tunicsleeves, gloves : Et tunicae manicas (habent), V.: partem vestitūs in manicas extendere, Ta.: accipere manicas (an effeminate habit).— Armlets, gauntlets (worn in battle), Iu.— Handcuffs, manacles : in manicis et Compedibus, H., V.
Origins
Inflected form of manica (“sleeve of a tunic”), from manus (“hand”).