MANACLE Meaning of MANACLE in English n. & v. --n. (usu. in pl.) 1. a fetter or shackle for the hand; a handcuff. 2 a restraint. --v.tr. fetter with manacles. Etymology: ME f. OF manicle handcuff f. L manicula dimin. of manus hand Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012