manus

noun

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

noun

The hand.

noun

In Roman law: Same as dominium, but more commonly used of power over persons.

noun

More specifically, the power of a Roman husband over his wife: as, in manu (of a woman), under the marital authority.

noun

The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.

noun

A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

noun

The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

noun

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb