2. Noun. (plurale tantum) A plurale tantum with same meanings as ''manacle''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manacles
1. manacle [v] - See also: manacle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manacles
Literary usage of Manacles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The African Repository by American Colonization Society (1847)
"The forging of manacles at Cape Mount was a violation of a treaty existing between
the chiefs of that country and Her Majesty's Government; and, ..."
2. The Civil War in Song and Story: 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"... marched sometimes on foot, in manacles, a prisoner— once a considerable distance
into Ohio, at which time she made her escape. ..."
3. Essays on the Present Crisis in the Condition of the American Indians by Jeremiah Evarts (1829)
"... he would find himself, at a single stroke, smitten to the earth, and there
held till manacles of a most degrading vassalage were fastened upon him. ..."
4. Biographical Sketch of Linton Stephens, (late Associate Justice of the by James D. Waddell (1877)
"If I am to have a master, HE must forge the chains; I will never hold out my
hands to take on the accursed manacles!" The Hon. LN Trammel!, who was a member ..."
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