manacle

/ˈma-ni-kəl/

Middle English manicle, from Anglo-French, from Latin manicula handle, diminutive of manicae shackles, armor for the hand, from manus hand

noun

  1. a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff —usually used in plural

  2. something used as a restraint

verb

  1. to confine (the hands) with manacles

  2. to make fast or secure : bind; broadly : to restrain from movement, progress, or action

hamper trammel clog fetter shackle manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence. trammel suggests entangling by or confining within a net.