[man.a.cle] n [ME manicle, fr. MF, fr. L manicula, dim. of manus hand--more at manual] (14c) 1: a shackle for the hand or wrist: handcuff--usu. used in pl.
2: something used as a restraint
[2]manacle vt man.a.cled ; man.a.cling (14c) 1: to confine (the hands) with manacles
2: to make fast or secure: bind; broadly: to restrain from movement, progress, or action syn see hamper